Legal Opinion
Christopher v. Shapiro
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 22, 1954No. 1516PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This action is an outgrowth of previous litigation which passed through this court and wound up in the United States Court of Appeals. 1 The net result of that litigation was to establish that as to the rear portion of two vacant lots owned by Christopher, “Shapiro stood in the status of a trespasser”, 2 and to order judgment awarding possession of the two lots to Christopher and judgment in his favor against Shapiro for $437.50 for use and occupancy of the lots.
A few months after the decision of the United States Court of Appeals the present action was brought by…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. BoydCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
- Shapiro v. ChristopherCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Christopher v. ShapiroDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Irwin v. NoldeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1896
3Cited by4 opinions
- Hinton v. Sealander Brokerage Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- Deschenes v. McFerrenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Groner v. Townhouse Realty, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Christopher v. ShapiroDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955