Legal Opinion

Staves v. Johnson

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 18, 1945No. 331PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant, hereinafter called the landlord, is the owner of an' eight-unit apartment building, and sued for possession of one of those units, alleging that he sought it in good faith for his immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling. He testified that he lived in a house formerly owned by his mother; that his mother had 'sold the house; that he was compelled to acquire other living quarters; that when he obtained possession of the apartment, his sister and her child, and possibly his mother or another sister, would live with him; that he had no particular…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Snyder v. ReshenkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1944
  2. Bumgarner v. OrtonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
  3. Sviggum v. PhillipsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
  4. Gould v. ButlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. Shaffer v. BowesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Elyse De Stefano v. Apts. Downtown, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2016
  2. Hicks v. BigelowDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
  3. Carow v. BishopDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
  4. Sucesión de Pérez y Pérez v. GualSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953
  5. McSweeney v. WilsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946

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