Legal Opinion
Jones v. Cain
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 8, 2002No. 95-CV-1394PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
According to appellee Courtney Cain, appellant Kelsey Jones evicted him from the house he and his wife had rented from Dr. Jones. Mr. Cain alleged that Dr. Jones locked him out of the house, then disposed of several items of personal property he had left inside the house. Dr. Jones claimed that Mr. Cain had voluntarily abandoned the premises and that nothing of value was left there. After a two-day trial, the jury found Mr. Cain’s evidence more credible and awarded him $10,000 in compensatory damages and $2,000 in punitive damages. The court entered judgment on the…
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