Legal Opinion
Antonelli v. Smith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 27, 1955No. 1608PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellee, hereinafter referred to as landlord, brought this action for possession of certain premises for nonpayment of rent for the months of July and August, 1954, in the amount of $800.
Appellants denied landlord's claim to possession and by way of recoupment set forth matter to support their contention that landlord was liable to them in an amount exceeding the unpaid rent, thus defeating landlord’s claim. 1 The first count of the plea of recoupment sounded in tort in that landlord had fraudulently misrepresented the condition of the roof of the premises at the time…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Nalle v. OysterSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Potts v. PottsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1944
- Geracy, Inc. v. HooverCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- David v. NemerofskyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1945
- Gill v. GillCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by7 opinions
- George Y. Worthington & Son Management Corp. v. LevyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
- Henderson v. Snider Bros., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Hines v. John B. Sharkey Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Griffith v. ButlerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Usher v. 1015 N STREET, NW COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
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