Legal Opinion
Hagner Management Corp. v. Lawson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 1987No. 86-745PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Hagner Management Corporation (the landlord) 1 sued Susanna Lawson (the tenant) for possession of the apartment she leased from Hagner and for a money judgment for overdue rent. In defense to the action, Lawson asserted inter alia that Hagner had not given her a legally sufficient notice to quit, had not corrected several housing code violations, and had set the rent for her apartment above the legal rent ceiling. 2 Lawson then filed a motion to stay the landlord-tenant proceedings, arguing that judicial determination of her case should await the disposition of several…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Trilon Plaza Co. v. Allstate Leasing Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Brandon v. HinesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Drayton v. Poretsky Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Dameron v. Capitol House Associates Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
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- District of Columbia v. MayhewDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
- Lynn v. LynnDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- District of Columbia v. Eastern Trans-Waste of Maryland, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Estate of Patterson v. SharekDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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