Legal Opinion
Bown v. Hamilton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 20, 1988No. 86-1536PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
In this landlord-tenant case, the only issue presented on appeal concerns the proper scope of what is widely known as a McNeal hearing. See McNeal v. Habib, 346 A.2d 508, 514-515 (D.C.1975). The trial court refused to allow appellants, the tenants, to introduce evidence at the McNeal hearing relating to their landlord’s alleged violations of the lease agreement and their claim of constructive eviction. Appellants now assert that this was error. We disagree and affirm the trial court’s ruling.
A McNeal hearing in a landlord-tenant case is specifically designed to…
2Cases cited9 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
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Adams v. Jonathan Woodner Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- City Wide Learning Center, Inc. v. William C. Smith & Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
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