Porter v. Gardner
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Appeal from the Rent Commission of the District of Columbia. Proceeding before the Rent Commission by Annie Gardner, owner, against Chester A. Porter, tenant. From a decision in favor of the owner, the tenant appeals. On petition for writ of prohibition.
1Opinion of the Court
ROBB, Associate Justice.
This is an application for a writ of prohibition to a judge‘of the municipal court of the District of Columbia, to prohibit the enforcement by him of a decision of the Rent Commission, pending an appeal to this court from that decision.
Annie Gardner, as the bona fide owner of premises No. 614 R Street, N. W., this city, duly served notice upon her tenant, Chester A. Porter, that she necessarily required the premises for her personal use and occupancy, and that of her family and dependents. The tenant challenging her right to possession, the owner invoked the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Block v. HirshSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
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