Legal Opinion
Smith v. Leventhal
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 29, 1953No. 1334PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Appellant sued for damages resulting from alleged wrongful eviction. After filing their answer, the appellees made a motion for summary judgment. This appeal is from the granting of that motion.
The complaint alleged that plaintiff was a tenant of an apartment and that defendants had evicted him without notice or just cause. Plaintiff claimed both compensatory and punitive damages. In their answer the defendants stated that plaintiff’s sister was, the tenant of the apartment in ques^ tion, and specifically denied any tenancy in plaintiff. They alleged further that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sartor v. Arkansas Natural Gas Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Wittlin v. GiacaloneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- McConchie v. Realty Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Logan v. OliverDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
3Cited by5 opinions
- EARLY SETTLERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. SchweidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966
- White v. LuberDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958
- Nickles v. SullivanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1953
- Turek v. Yellow Cab Co. of DCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Dawson v. DrazinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1966