Legal Opinion

Cox v. Cogswell

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided November 16, 1949No. 847PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Petitioner is the agent and general contractor for the owner of dwelling premises at 1311 21st Street, N. W. He brings this appeal from an order of the Rent Administrator setting rent ceilings on four apartment units at that address. He maintains that the Rent Administrator had no jurisdiction to determine the rents and that even if he did, he set them arbitrarily and too low. The Rent Administrator has filed a motion to dismiss the appeal, on which motion we have heard arguments.

From the record it appears that in 1947 the owner undertook to remodel the premises, which…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Parker v. SagerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
  2. Hall v. Ring Management Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
  3. Sager v. StampsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
  4. Sager v. ParkerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
  5. Rosen v. PowersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. White v. AllanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949
  2. Reynolds v. KormanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
  3. Torre v. BerkowitzDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952

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