Legal Opinion
Scoggins v. Jude
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 4, 1980No. 79-814PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Associate Judge:
Appellees, a tenant and a guest in an apartment owned by the appellant-landlord, were awarded a judgment on a jury verdict for property damage and personal injuries suffered when part of the living room ceiling fell. Appellant contends that (1) the trial court should not have submitted the question of his negligence, as landlord, to the jury because there was insufficient evidence he had notice that the ceiling crack was leaking; (2) the court erred in withholding the issue of contributory negligence from the jury; and (3) in any event, appellant had satisfied the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Jackson v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Panaroni v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1969
- Martin v. George Hyman Construction Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Audrey Whetzel, Frederick Whetzel, Jr., and Frederick Whetzel v. Jess Fisher Management Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Landella Kanelos v. Milton KettlerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by67 opinions
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