Legal Opinion
McMahon v. Anderson, Hibey and Blair
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 29, 1999No. 97-CV-1224PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Martin F. McMahon, Esq., executed a lease to rent office space from appellee Anderson, Hibey & Blair (“AH & B”), a law partnership. In an action for unpaid rent and other charges, 1 the trial court granted summary judgment for AH & B, despite McMahon’s defense that the lease was an illegal attempt to circumvent the District of Columbia’s zoning laws. We conclude that the circumstances surrounding the making and performance of the lease were in sufficient dispute to withstand the grant of summary judgment.
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We apply the familiar and oft-repeated criteria for review of…
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