Legal Opinion
Habib v. Thurston
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1986No. 84-355, 84-636PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
A landlord appeals from three orders of the motions court: (1) granting summary judgment for the tenant in an action for possession, on the ground that the landlord, by accepting rent for the month after the notice to quit had expired, thereby waived his right to demand possession; (2) awarding the tenant attorney’s fees and expenses pursuant to Super.Ct.Civ.R. 37(a)(4), without a hearing, in connection with the tenant’s motion to compel answers to interrogatories; and (3) releasing to the tenant funds which she had paid into the court registry under a protective…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Insurance Co. v. NortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Yvonne C. Edwards v. Nathan HabibCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Roy E. Merritt, Cross-Appellants v. The International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Dixon L. Pyles and C. R. McRae Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Young v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2000
- Penn Central Corp. v. BuchananIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- Hinton v. Sealander Brokerage Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
- R & A, INC. v. Kozy Korner, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
- Hanson v. District of Columbia Rental Housing CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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