Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Allison
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1945No. 310PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
Mrs. Jimmie R. Henderson, appellant here, was defendant in a suit for possession of rooming house property, -brought by Ethel K. Allison, appellee here, who. claimed that defendant had breached a covenant against subletting. Trial was by jury and resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for possession. >
Following are the facts important on this appeal: In October, 1941, plaintiff leased 1811 Biltmore Street, N. W. to defendant. The lease contained a clause prohibiting subletting or assignment and providing that, violation thereof would give the landlord the right to…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Danzansky v. ZimbolistCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Freid v. McGrathCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Dextone Co. v. Building Trades Council of Westchester CountyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Viner v. FriedmanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Washington Market Co. v. ClagettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1901
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3Cited by7 opinions
- O'NEIL v. BerganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Sinai v. Polinger Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Reese v. WellsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- District of Columbia v. BarnardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Snyder v. ThornileyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
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