Colwell v. Stonebraker

RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.

This action for possession of an apartment was instituted by appellee as plaintiff in the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Municipal Court. The complaint alleged that defendant was occupying apartment No. 407 in the Harwill Apartments, 1835 K Street, N. W., holding over under a lease which had expired, and that the plaintiff, owner of the building, sought in good faith to recover possession for her immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling. Defendant’s plea denied the allegation of good faith.

Trial was by the court; a finding for plaintiff and judgment…