Legal Opinion
District of Columbia v. Totten
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 4, 1925No. 4072PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLAND, Acting Associate Justice.
The appellee, Howe Totten, recovered a judgment in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia against the District of Columbia, appellant, in the sum of $7,500, from which judgment appellant appeals.'
The declaration charges the defendant with having maintained a nuisance as respects plaintiff in the use, occupation and •enjoyment of his home. It declares that plaintiff was the owner and in possession of a certain tract of land in Fairfax county, Va., and had been in such possession for about five years prior to April 1,1910, when the defendant began to use a…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Gorham v. GrossMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Pearson v. Kansas CitySupreme Court of Missouri · 1932
- Ortberg v. Goldman Sachs GroupDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2013
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