Davis v. Cooksey
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Landlord and tenant proceeding by Rena Cooksey and another against Charles S. Davis. From a judgment for plaintiffs on the insufficiency of the affidavit of defense, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
This is a landlord and tenant proceeding, in which the landlords, Rena Cooksey and Blanche E. Cooksey, hereafter referred to as plaintiffs, brought an action before the rent commission against the tenant, Davis, to recover possession of the property in question. An order for possession was made by the' commission. Plaintiffs then brought an action in the municipal court, offering in support thereof the finding of the rent commission. From a judgment in their favor the case was taken to the Supreme Court of the District for trial de novo.
In the affidavit of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Killgore v. ZinkhanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921
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- Seymour v. TerrellDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1922