Legal Opinion
Block v. Wilson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 1947No. 521PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff as landlord sued defendants as tenants for possession of a top-floor furnished apartment upon the principal ground that the tenants “have refused and still refuse to allow the landlord to rent a part of said apartment to a suitable person, in accordance 'with their agreement and in accordance with the order of the Rent Control Administrator.” The tenants filed a motion to dismiss, which was granted by the trial court 'on the grounds (1) that the matter had been adjudicated by a prior suit, (2) that “under the conceded facts” the complaint did not state a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Zeligson v. Hartman-Blair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
- Block v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Carmody v. Simpson-Sullivan Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1915
3Cited by5 opinions
- Jonathan Woodner Co. v. AdamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Johnson v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Crain v. CrainDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Abramson v. GradyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Pappas v. CourembisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951