Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Georgetown Court Condominium, LLC

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided March 22, 2012No. 11-CV-95PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Associate Judge:

D.C.Code § 15-102(a) (2001) provides, in its portion relevant to this appeal, that “[e]ach final judgment or decree for the payment of money” rendered by the Superior Court, “from the date such judgment or decree is filed and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia ... shall constitute a lien on all the freehold and leasehold estates ... of the defendants bound by such judgment [or] decree....” 1 This appeal requires us to decide whether the filing and recordation in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of a certified copy of the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bankers Trust Co. v. MallisSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Clay Properties, Inc. v. Washington Post Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Kessinger v. KessingerMissouri Court of Appeals · 1996
  4. Consumers United Insurance v. SmithDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
  5. Dyhouse v. BaylorDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by4 opinions

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  4. Zuniga v. Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2022

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