Legal Opinion
Smith v. Interstate General Corp.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 29, 1983No. 82-681PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
On this appeal from a judgment for the landlord in a landlord-and-tenant proceeding, the tenant makes numerous contentions, all but one of which are totally without merit. One of his claims of error, however, is well founded. We hold that, given the pleadings before it, the trial court erred when it entered a money judgment against appellant in a suit brought against him for possession only.
Appellee filed suit in the Landlord and Tenant Branch for possession of certain real estate based on appellant’s non-payment of rent, alleging in its complaint that a notice to quit…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- William T. Bell and Margie Bell v. Tsintolas Realty Company, James Coates v. Ruppert Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- McNeal v. HabibDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Dameron v. Capitol House Associates Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Goodwin v. BarnesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- City Wide Learning Center, Inc. v. William C. Smith & Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Gibson v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Battle v. NashDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Temple v. Thomas D. Walsh, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
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