Legal Opinion
M.M. & G., Inc. v. Jackson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 2, 1992No. 90-CV-72PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
This appeal arises primarily from the denial of an equitable lien to purchasers of property at 310 Nicholson Street, N.W., property that was returned to the true owner after the discovery of a forgery in the chain of title. Although we reject most of appellants' arguments, we remand for a determination of the present value of permanent improvements made to the property by appellant Yvonne Kinney alone, who is entitled to the value of those improvements less any damages as defined by statute.
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On March 23, 1984, Mary W. Brown, the original owner of the Nicholson Street…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway Co. v. ZugarSupreme Court of Georgia · 1942
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