Boss v. Hagan
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia. Action by Harlan W. Hagan and another against Charles F. Boss, Sr. From a judgment for plaintiffs on appeal from the municipal court, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
SMYTH, Chief Justice.
The Hagans brought action in the municipal court against Boss to recover possession of certain premises, alleging that their vendor had rented the premises to’ Boss as a monthly tenant, that the premises had been purchased by them for their home and were necessary for that purpose, that one of them was a war worker,- and that the tenancy had been terminated by a due notice to quit.
Boss appeared specially and asserted that the Hagans were nonresidents of the District of Columbia and moved to dismiss the complaint because they had failed to give security for costs. The…
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