Legal Opinion
Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 23, 1968No. 4119-4122PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
Appellants were tenants in a large apartment complex known as Clifton Terrace. Their landlord, the appellee, filed separate actions against them for possession because of nonpayment of rent. Represented by the same counsel, appellants demanded trial by jury and presented identical defenses. At trial appellants offered to prove:
That there are approximately 1500 violations of t.he Housing Regulations of the District of Columbia in the building at Clifton Terrace, where Defendant resides some affecting the premises of this Defendant directly, others, indirectly, and all tending…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Wyandotte Transportation Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Robert C. Herd & Co. v. Krawill MacHinery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Yvonne C. Edwards v. Nathan HabibCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Brown v. Southall Realty CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Richard Dorfmann, T/a Tenth Street Limited Partnership v. Russell B. BoozerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Jonathan Woodner Co. v. BreedenDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Dell v. Department of Employment ServicesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Emery Waterhouse Co. v. LeaSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1983
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