Legal Opinion
Walker v. Smith
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1985No. 83-940PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MACK, Associate Judge:
This appeal is taken from an order of the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superi- or Court denying appellant’s motion to vacate a default judgment which granted possession of the house occupied by appellant to appellees. On this record, or perhaps more accurately because of the lack of an adequate record, we find that the trial court abused its discretion in denying ap*447pellant’s motion to vacate the default judgment.
The record shows that on June 27, 1983, appellees filed a complaint for possession in the Landlord and Tenant Branch, alleging that appellant was a tenant…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Clark v. MolerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Milton Properties, Inc. v. NewbyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1983
- Manos v. FickenscherDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Jones v. HuntDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Johnson v. Lustine Realty Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1994
- Clay v. DeeringDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Hairston v. GennetDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Luna v. A.E. Engineering Services, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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