Legal Opinion
Warthen v. Lamas
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 24, 1945No. 295PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.
Appeal is by the tenapt from a judgment for possession in favor of the landlord-owner. The complaint alleged that appellant was a tenant by sufferance, that the thirty day notice required to terminate such a tenancy1 had been given, and that the owner sought in good faith to recover possession for her immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling. The good faith of the owner in seeking possession for her personal use, a requirement of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act,2 is not questioned. Appellant challenges the validity of the notice to quit and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Andrews v. Marshall Creamery Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Bluthenthal v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
- City Coal Co. v. MarcusSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
- Renoud v. DaskamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1868
- Whalen v. ManleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Edwards v. HabibDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1967
- Quick v. ParegolDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
- Harris v. GindesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Worthington v. SerkesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- Rudder v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
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