Legal Opinion
De Bobula v. Tamamian
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1947No. 556PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Defendant-tenant appeals from a denial of his motion to dismiss an action by appel-lee-landlord for rent due and unpaid.
The landlord’s suit being for less than $500, the action was commenced by filing a bill of particulars as authorized by Municipal Court rules. Although not required to do so, the tenant then filed an affidavit of defense. In such affidavit he claimed that he did not owe the rent because (1) the landlord was liable to him for damages in the amount of $15,000 by reason of the landlord’s negligence in operating the leased premises and (2) the landlord…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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