Legal Opinion
Lalekos v. Manset
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 11, 1946No. 370PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
Plaintiffs, appellees here, brought a suit against defendant for the possession of a commercial building for non-payment of rent totaling $600. Defendant appeals from a directed verdict in favor of plaintiffs.
The facts, so far as they concern this appeal, follow. In 1943 plaintiffs leased the building in question to one Sheris for a term ending in 1948 at a monthly rental of $150. Sheris took possession of the entire premises and operated a restaurant on the first floor. Shortly thereafter, he sublet the second and third floors to one Weber for the balance of the term…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Dakota County v. GliddenSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Dushane v. BenedictSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Erwin v. LowrySupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- Weiss v. Revenue Building & Loan Ass'nSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1936
- O'Hara v. MacConnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Mitchell v. DavidDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
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- Safeway Stores, Inc. v. Gibson Ex Rel. GibsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
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