Legal Opinion
Queen v. Postell
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 5, 1986No. 84-1702PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REILLY, Senior Judge:
This is an appeal from an order denying a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, following an action for damages on a complaint alleging wrongful eviction, breach of covenant of quiet enjoyment, and conversion of personalty. The challenged verdict was returned by a jury in an action against a real estate broker, Phoebea Queen, brought by Jeffrey Postell, the lessee of an apartment, and his wife Claudia Rowell. They had been evicted from his apartment some four months previous to the commencement of this action on a writ of restitution issued after a default…
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