Legal Opinion
Roumel v. Goldberg
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1946No. 351PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff, a tenant in an apartment house, sued his landlord for an alleged violation of the applicable minimum service standard. The statement of claim sought recovery of $50, plus an attorney’s fee, in accordance with Section 10(a) of the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Act. Code 1940, § 45 — 1610(a). After trial judgment was entered for plaintiff for $50; with an attorney’s fee of $10; and the landlord has appealed.
Plaintiff’s testimony was that he had occupied the apartment for approximately eleven years, that on and prior to January 1, 1941, (the freeze date…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Johnson v. BowlesEmergency Court of Appeals · 1944
- O'Hanlon v. GrubbCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1912
- Absar Realty Co. v. BowlesEmergency Court of Appeals · 1945
- House v. LewisNebraska Supreme Court · 1922
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- Hutchinson v. PeacockDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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