Legal Opinion
Bown v. Hamilton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 17, 1992No. 90-769PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
In this case, a tenant of mixed residential/commercial premises 1 sought to recover damages against her landlord on several disparate tort theories, including wrongful eviction, constructive eviction, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and abuse of process. 2 The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the landlord on all these counts, and the tenant appeals. We agree with the trial court that the undisputed facts in this case, involving a fairly unremarkable lease disagreement, could not support liability under any of these tort theories.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- M. A. P. v. RyanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1971
- Waldon v. CovingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Sere v. Group Hospitalization, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Morowitz v. MarvelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
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3Cited by65 opinions
- Gerry Scott v. District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Andrew Whelan v. Tyler AbellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Drejza v. VaccaroDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Dormu v. District of ColumbiaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Nader v. Democratic National CommitteeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2009
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