Weaver v. Koester

VAN ORSDEE, Associate Justice.

This is a landlord and tenant proceeding. Appellee, plaintiff below, desirous of removing from his place of business 3522 M street, where he conducted a restaurant and lunch room, purchased the property here in question, 3200 M street. At the time of the purchase, plaintiffs in error were tenants in possession of said property under a lease 'which had expired. They were, therefore, tenants by sufferance. D. C. Code, § 1034.

On May 1, 1922, plaintiff served on defendants a notice to quit, using the language of Code, § 122Í, “on the thirtieth day after service of…