Hamburger v. Bailey

HOOD, Associate Judge.

Bailey brought an action for damages against Zlotnick, Hamburger and Beloff. When the case was first tried the court granted motions of all defendants for a finding in their favor at the close of plaintiff’s case. Appeal was allowed by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, which then had jurisdiction of such appeals, and that court affirmed as to Beloff but reversed as to Zlotnick and Hamburger.1 At the second trial, there was evidence that plaintiff was a tenant of Zlotnick, who, at the time of making the rental agreement, agreed to install a…