Legal Opinion
Campbell v. Noble
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 18, 2008No. 06-CV-1430PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FISHER, Associate Judge:
Thirteen-year-old Elijah Campbell was viciously mauled by pit bulls that belonged to Aaron Harris. A default judgment in the amount of $1,115,111.25 was entered against Harris, but it is doubtful that anything approaching this amount can be collected, so Elijah and his mother sought to hold the landlord, Raymon Noble, liable for his injuries. The Superior Court granted summary judgment to appellee Noble because he had no authority under the lease to evict Harris for keeping pit bulls. We affirm.
The Basic Facts
Defendant/appellee Raymon Noble owned a building at 733 8th…
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