Legal Opinion
Strand Restaurant Co. v. Parks Engineering Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1952No. 1260PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal is by a tenant from a judgment against it for possession of certain commercial property. The tenant questions the sufficiency of the complaint on which the judgment was based.
Our statute relating to actions in the Municipal Court for possession of real estate provides:
“* * * whenever any tenant shall unlawfully detain possession of the property leased to him, after his tenancy therein has expired; * * * it shall be lawful for the municipal court, on complaint under oath, verified by the person aggrieved by said unlawful detention or by his agent or attorney,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Agricultural Bond & Credit Corp. v. Courtenay Farmers Co-Operative Ass'nNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1933
- Bank of Dearing v. HowardCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1932
- Blyth & Fargo Co. v. Swensen Bros.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1898
- In re Empire Refining Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1932
3Cited by4 opinions
- Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- James Rowland, Former Director, California Department of Corrections v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- Rowland v. California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Advisory CouncilSupreme Court of the United States · 1993