Legal Opinion
Barnes v. Scheve
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 18, 1993No. 92-CV-85PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
In this ease the Civil Division of the Superior Court entertained a summary action for possession, triable to a jury, under Landlord and Tenant Branch Rules. The trial court, after determining on defendant’s motion for directed verdict that the plaintiffs tax deed was invalid, denied the tax purchaser’s claim for possession. The court, however, imposed a lien against the property under D.C.Code § 47-1308 (1990) for the amount the purchaser had paid for the tax deed the court set aside. We hold that the trial court lacked authority to impose the lien, and accordingly we…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pernell v. Southall RealtySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Andrade v. JacksonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Ali Baba Co., Inc. v. Wilco, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Brown v. YoungDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Killingham v. Wilshire Investments Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
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