Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Fant
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 19, 1944No. 199PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDSON, Chief Judge.
Appellant, late in 1942, purchased a twenty-three unit apartment building, wherein appellee, for more than a year, had occupied a two-bedroom apartment. After service of a notice to vacate on November 6, 1943, appellant filed suit for possession. The sole issue was whether appellant sought “in good faith to recover possession of the property for his immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling.”1 Judgment was for appellee on a jury’s verdict in his favor.
When appellant purchased the building he intended ultimately to make his home in it. The following summer…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Hartford Life Annuity Insurance v. UnsellSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- District Hauling & Construction Co. v. ArgerakisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Meyer v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Shaffer v. BowesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Weinstein v. LaughlinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by2 opinions
- De Bobula v. CoppedgeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- Daly v. ScalaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944