Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Hart
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 31, 2003No. 01-CV-390PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Appellants were occupying an apartment in a building owned by appellee Thomas Hart. They vacated the premises at the request of District police, allegedly at the instigation of Hart who asserted that appellants had no right to be in the apartment. In a wrongful eviction action brought by appellants against Hart and the District of Columbia, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. It did so on grounds of res judicata and collateral estoppel, based on a prior agency proceeding before the rental housing authorities. We hold that although…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Major v. Inner City Property Management, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
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