Legal Opinion

Farrell v. Ward

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided May 14, 1947No. Nos. 485, 486PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant, plaintiff below, sued the Commissioners, the Water Registrar and the Collector of Taxes of the District of Columbia, individually and officially, to recover a sum paid by appellant to the Collector as water rent and penalties. This appeal is from a judgment in favor of defendants.

The.payment in question was made under the following circumstances. By deed dated July 25, 1944, and recorded August 1, 1944, appellant purchased a house and lot in the District of Columbia from Crandal Mackey and Mary Mackey, his wife. At the time of purchase the water supply to the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Stone v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  2. United States v. KalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
  3. Cooper v. O'CONNORCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
  4. City of Chicago v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1905
  5. Lowe Bros. Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938

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3Cited by12 opinions

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  2. Roberson v. District of Columbia Board of Higher EducationDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
  3. District of Columbia v. Hamilton Nat. Bank of WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
  4. Keith v. Walter WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. FIRST FED SAV & LOAN ASSOCIATION OF TWIN FALLS v. East End Mut. Elec. Co., Ltd.Idaho Court of Appeals · 1987

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