Legal Opinion

Farmer v. Farmer

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided June 5, 1987No. 86-405PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROGERS, Associate Judge:

This appeal arises out of a successful Order Nisi and Petition for Proposed Sale filed by a trustee seeking court approval of the sale of a house belonging to appellee Rhonda Farmer and her former husband, appellant Charles Farmer, as tenants in common in equal shares. The principal issues are whether appellee’s motion for the appointment of trustees to sell real property effectively commenced a civil action for partition and whether the trial court’s refusal to consider a competing offer to purchase was contrary to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 308. Because the Family Division’s…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Cobb v. Standard Drug Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
  3. Ibn-Tamas v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  4. Scott v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  5. Andrade v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Lynn v. LynnDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992

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