Legal Opinion
Capitol Terrace, Inc. v. Shannon & Luchs, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 22, 1989No. 88-757PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The “Prohibition of Electric and Gas Utility Service Termination to Master-Metered Apartment Building Act of 1980” (the Act), D.C.Code § 43-543 (1986), permits the court to appoint a receiver of the rents or payments for use and occupancy of an apartment building when the landlord has failed to pay the utility bills. The question we must decide is whether a receiver appointed under the Act may be sued for alleged damages arising from the manner in which it carries out its duties, or whether it is entitled to the protection of “quasi-judicial” immunity. On the strength…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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