Crescent Cafe Co. v. Kass Realty Co.

HOOD, Associate Judge.

The facts of this case are very similar to those in Sandler v. Kass Realty Company, Inc., D.C.Mun.App., 48 A.2d 617. The tenant signed a “confession of judgment” and an agreement substantially identical to those described in the Sandler case. However, there is a vital difference in the cases. In the present case, on the day that the action was filed, Mr. Nordlinger, the attorney who had represented the tenant in the negotiations leading to the execution of the papers, appeared in court on behalf of the tenant and consented to entry of judgment for possession pursuant to…