Legal Opinion
Battle v. Nash
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 29, 1983No. 82-338, 82-985 and 82-986PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In this landlord-tenant action for possession of certain real estate for non-payment of rent, the tenant asks us to reverse two orders of the trial court. The first granted the motion of the landlord to strike the tenant’s pleadings and enter judgment against her because of her failure to comply with a protective order. The second disbursed to the landlord the funds which the tenant had paid into the court registry under that protective order. Because we conclude that the trial court erred in hearing and granting the landlord’s motion to strike the tenant’s pleadings…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- William T. Bell and Margie Bell v. Tsintolas Realty Company, James Coates v. Ruppert Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- McNeal v. HabibDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Mahdi v. Poretsky Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Goodwin v. BarnesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Taylor v. First American Title Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Gibson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Taylor v. First American Title Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Jamison v. S & H ASSOCIATESDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Washington Post Co. v. Clay Properties, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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