Legal Opinion
Westmoreland v. Weaver Brothers, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 2, 1972No. 6371PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Associate Judge:
This appeal is from the denial of appellant’s motion to vacate a default judgment entered in the Landlord & Tenant Branch of the Superior Court. After considering the pleadings and affidavits, and hearing oral argument on the motion, the trial court refused the requested relief, finding that the case was moot, and also that appellant, defendant below, had been dilatory in filing his motion. We reverse and remand.
The record discloses that on September 16, 1971, appellee filed a complaint seeking possession of premises leased by appellant for failure to pay rent for the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Brown v. Southall Realty CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- 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
- Ames Nowell v. Iris Calder NowellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Dunn v. ProfittDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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- Parker v. Frank Emmet Real EstateDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Frank Emmet Real Estate, Inc. v. MonroeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1989
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