Legal Opinion

CAVALIER APARTMENTS CORPORATION v. McMullen

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided August 6, 1959No. 2387PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOOD, Associate Judge.

The only question here is whether ap-pellee was a tenant from month to month in which case her tenancy was terminable by thirty days’ notice in writing to expire on the day of the month from which the tenancy commenced to run; 1 or was ap-pellee a tenant by sufferance, in which case her tenancy was terminable at any time by notice in writing of her intention to quit on the thirtieth day after date of service of notice. 2

It was stipulated that appellee rented the premises “under an oral tenancy from month to month.” Our statute provides that “all verbal hireings [sic] by…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Hampton v. Mott Motors, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
  2. Morse v. BrainerdDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1914
  3. Keroes v. Westchester Apartments, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
  4. Sandler v. WertliebDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Young v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
  2. Comedy v. VitoDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
  3. Levy v. ParksDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1960

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