Hirsh v. Block
District Court, District of Columbia
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Landlord and tenant proceeding by Louis Hirsh against Julius Block, carrying on business under the name and style of White's. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This is a landlord and tenant proceeding brought by appellant, Hirsh,-plaintiff below, in the municipal court of the District of Columbia, to recover possession of certain premises held by defendant, Block, under a three year lease, which terminated on the 31st day of December, 1919.
It appears that on November 12, 1919, the owners of the reversion, Mary A. Cushing and Isabella Varney, conveyed the property in question by deed to one Sylvan J. Luchs, who, on the same day, conveyed it in fee simple to plaintiff, Hirsh. The lease was duly assigned to plaintiff.…
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