Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Kerwin
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided January 11, 1983No. 80-551PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
This case concerns the effort of tax deed purchasers (appellants) to evict the previous record owners (appellees) from premises sold for failure to pay 1975 District of Columbia real estate taxes. The trial court directed a verdict for the previous record owners, ruling that defective notice by publication of a second tax sale of the property — for failure to pay 1976 real estate taxes — impaired the owners’ right of redemption from the first sale, and thus invalidated the tax purchasers’ deed.
Appellants assert that the court erred as a matter of law; i.e., that the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Engel v. CatucciCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1952
- Boddie v. RobinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1981
- Potomac Building Corporation v. KarkennyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Gore v. NewsomeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
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