Legal Opinion
Thomas D. Walsh, Inc. v. Moore
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 26, 1958No. 2151PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This appeal involves a landlord’s claim for a month’s rent from a tenant who paid rent during his occupancy, but vacated without giving the statutory thirty-day notice of his intention to quit.
The evidence showed that the tenant took possession on the 15th of the month under a written lease as a tenant by the month at a monthly rental of $135; that the tenant gave written notice of his intention to quit on March 15, but thereafter his rent was reduced to $115 a month and he continued in possession until June; that on June 3 the tenant wrote to the landlord requesting a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Sobel v. DiatzCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1951
- Baskin v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
- Diatz v. Washington Technical School, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Keuroglian v. WilkinsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1952
- Miller v. PlumleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Wesley v. ShaftelDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1961
- Burns v. HarveyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987