Walker v. Gish

Genevieve K. Gish sued Ernest G. Walker in the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia for $150 for the use of a party wall on premises 2327 Ashmead Place, Washington, .in that part of the District of Columbia not included in the original Federal City, and recovered $144.63 . Walker appealed the case to the Supreme Court of the District. That court on the first trial directed a verdict for Walker,'the defendant, on the ground’ that he had not used the wall. On appeal, the Court of Appeals of the District reversed the judgment because the question whether the defendant used the wall was a…