Legal Opinion
Williams v. Auerbach
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 6, 1972No. 5824PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Associate Judge:
This appeal challenges a directed verdict for defendant in a negligence action brought by the lessee of a single house against his landlord for injuries incurred when ceiling plaster in one of the bedrooms' fell on him. The lessee, after submitting evidence with regard to the circumstances and extent of his injuries and that about a month previous to the accident he had complained to the landlord’s agent about a crack in the ceiling, rested. The landlord moved for a directed verdict.
In support of this motion, the landlord asserted that no obligation on his part to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Audrey Whetzel, Frederick Whetzel, Jr., and Frederick Whetzel v. Jess Fisher Management Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- John Joseph Clarke, Jr., a Minor, by Muriel Clarke, His Mother and Next Friend, and Muriel Clarke v. Dagmar O'COnnOrCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Helen McKey Administratrix of the Estate of Agnes Littlejohn v. Kenneth FairbairnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Karl W. Corby Co. v. ZimmerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Fortner v. MosesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Pernell v. Southall RealtyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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