Legal Opinion
Diamond Housing Corporation v. Robinson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 15, 1969No. 4834, 4864PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge:
Appellant-landlord initiated two successive suits for possession of an unfurnished house leased to appellee-tenant which resulted in judgment in both cases for ap-pellee. In the first suit (Appeal No. 4834), appellant sought possession under a written lease for nonpayment of rent. Appellee raised two defenses to the claim for possession: (1) She had not waived her statutory right of thirty days’ notice to quit; and (2) that the written lease was void and unenforceable because it was an illegal agreement. The jury in the trial below rendered special verdicts in favor of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Ora Lee Williams v. Walker-Thomas Furniture Company, William Thorne v. Walker-Thomas Furniture CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- Brown v. Southall Realty CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Cohen v. SantoianniMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1953
- Hartman v. LubarCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
- Spritz v. LishnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1969
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3Cited by34 opinions
- Tsintolas Realty Co. v. MendezDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- King v. MooreheadMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
- Foisy v. WymanWashington Supreme Court · 1973
- Nickens v. Labor Agency of Metropolitan WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1991
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