Lippincott v. Kerr

VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.

This ease is here in error to the municipal court of the District of Columbia from a judgment in favor of defendant in error, plaintiff below, for two months’ rental on a house leased from the plaintiff by the defendant.

It appears that on October 15, 1927, plaintiff leased to defendant, under a written contract, for the period of seven months a house located at 2400 Tilden street, in the city of Washington, the rent being at the rate of $250 per month, payable monthly in advance. The evidence discloses that when the lease was made, plaintiff’s agent assured the…