Lake v. Angelo
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal is by Lake from a summary judgment against him for possession of commercial property which he occupied as a hold-over tenant after his three years’ written lease had expired. As such hold-over tenant he was one by sufferance 1 and his tenancy was subject to termination on thirty days’ notice. 2 His claims of error are essentially two: first, that appellee Angelo was not entitled to bring the possessory action, and second, that service of summons and complaint was defective.
His first claim is based on these facts. John Loughran, trustee, was Lake’s original…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Compton v. AtwellCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Koehne v. HarveyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Compton v. AtwellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Ancher v. LambDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Gulf Motors, Inc. v. FennerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
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- Ontell v. Capitol Hill E.W. Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987