Legal Opinion

Haviland v. Dawson

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 2, 1965No. 3651PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MYERS, Associate Judge.

In September 1960 appellee Beverly Dawson purchased a residence on Lot 868 in the District of Columbia, an irregular plot surrounded on all sides by other residential real estate, including Lots 901 and 9. The property was located between Arizona Avenue and Hurst Terrace and the only access to it from a public roadway was by way of a steep concrete stairway ascending from Arizona Avenue. During her occupancy, appellee Dawson had motor vehicle and pedestrian access from Hurst Terrace to her home by crossing the paved portion of adjoining Lot 901 although no easement for…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Chicago Title & Trust Co v. Wabash-Randolph Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1943
  2. Penn Bowling Recreation Center, Inc. v. Hot Shoppes, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
  3. Spargnapani v. WrightDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
  4. Dawson v. McKinnonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1939
  5. Stack v. Commercial Towel & Uniform Service, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1950

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Fowler v. A & A Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. Jefferson v. CollinsDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2012
  3. Maasen v. ShawMissouri Court of Appeals · 2004
  4. Knight v. McCainMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Meyers v. AntoneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967

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