Legal Opinion
Lena Robinson v. Diamond Housing Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 3, 1972No. 17-1257PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
J. SKELLY WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
In Edwards v. Habib, 130 U.S.App.D.C. 126, 397 F.2d 687 (1968), cert. denied, 393 U.S. 1016, 89 S.Ct. 618, 21 L. Ed.2d 560 (1969), this court held that a tenant may assert the retaliatory motivation of his landlord as a defense to an otherwise proper eviction. In Brown v. Southall Realty Co., D.C.App., 237 A.2d 834 (1968), the District of Columbia Court of Appeals held that a lease purporting to convey property burdened with substantial housing code violations was illegal and void and that hence the landlord was not entitled to gain possession for rent due…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- United States v. Diebold, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Poller v. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. Munsingwear, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Ralph D. Smith and Thelma Smith v. Arbaugh's Restaurant, Inc., a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Thelma Joy, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Holland Daniels, ChairmanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- Nash v. City of Santa MonicaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1984
- Weisman v. MiddletonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- S. P. Growers Ass'n v. RodriguezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
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