Legal Opinion
Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 26, 1994No. Nos. 21865, 24398, 24415 and 24428PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge MacKINNON.
MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:
The principal issue in this case arises under a deed of trust dated January 25, 1991, on the Brookland Garage property in the District of Columbia: D.C. Transit System, Inc. (Transit), mortgagor, and 0. Roy Chalk, mortgagee. It presents the issue: when the mortgagor defaults in making payments on the mortgage, whether the mortgagee’s mere *1147“demand [for] actual possession,” without a foreclosure or receivership, is sufficient without further proceedings to acquire the right to immediate “possession”…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Pepper v. LittonSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Freedman's Saving & Trust Co. v. ShepherdSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Galveston Railroad v. CowdreySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Teal v. WalkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Sullivan v. . RossonNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Democratic Central Committee of the District of Columbia v. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Commission, D.C. Transit System, Inc., Intervenor (Brookland Garage). On Notice of Intent to Turn Over Possession of Brookland Garage PropertyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
- Hawai'i National Bank v. CookHawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 2000
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