Legal Opinion
Davis v. Rental Associates, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 27, 1983No. 80-180PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KERN, Associate Judge:
The court, sitting en banc, is called upon to determine whether the trial court is empowered to strike a tenant’s pleadings and enter judgment of possession in favor of the landlord in the following circumstances: when a tenant has failed to comply with a court-imposed protective order requiring him to deposit the rent due each month into the court registry pending determination of the issue of the right of possession.
The tenant in the instant case (appellant) contends that her right to constitutional due process was violated by the court’s entry of judgment in favor of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Lindsey v. NormetSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Javins v. First National Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
- Richard Dorfmann, T/a Tenth Street Limited Partnership v. Russell B. BoozerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1969
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- William T. Bell and Margie Bell v. Tsintolas Realty Company, James Coates v. Ruppert Real Estate, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Ali Baba Co., Inc. v. Wilco, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Akassy v. William Penn Apartments Ltd. PartnershipDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
- Habib v. ThurstonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Davis v. Gulf Oil Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- McQueen v. Lustine Realty Co., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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