Legal Opinion
Gould v. Butler
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 19, 1943No. 40PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
Plaintiffs had for several years been the owners of premises 1409 Emerson Street, N. W. in this District. For some seven years prior to July 1941 they had personally occupied the premises as a dwelling. They then leased it to the defendant Myrtle B. Gould for a term of one year. When *869the lease was made Mr. Butler (to whom we shall refer as plaintiff) told Mrs. Gould that he would want to resume possession at the end of the lease which by its terms expired on July 31, 1942. Plaintiffs in the meantime went to live on a farm which Mr. Butler owned jointly with a brother.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Audubon Hotel Co. v. BraunnigSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1908
- Pedro v. PotterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
- Shaffer v. BowesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- City Investment Co. v. PringleCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
- Colwell v. StonebrakerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Downs v. KarshDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
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