Legal Opinion
Wagshal v. Selig
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 1979No. 11928PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
Appellant (landlord) sued appellee (tenant) in the Small Claims Branch of the Superior Court to recover unpaid rent and the cost of cleaning and repairing the landlord’s apartment after the tenant left it. The tenant counterclaimed for the return of, or compensation for, a sofa and a rug of hers which remained in the apartment after the tenant’s departure. The trial court denied the landlord’s claim for back rent, but granted him judgment in the amount of $50 for the cleaning and repairs which were required in the apartment. The court further granted the tenant…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Norton v. Shelby CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co. v. HackettSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by14 opinions
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