O'Hanlon v. Grubb
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, on verdict, in an action to recover damages for injuries to personal property alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence.
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Hearing on an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia, on verdict, in an action to recover damages for injuries to personal property alleged to have been caused by the defendant’s negligence. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: This is an appeal [by Rodger O’Hanlon,] from a judgment for the plaintiff, Harry J. Grubb, appellee here, in the -supreme court of the District in an action for the recovery of damages to furniture and household articles alleged to have been occasioned by defendant’s negligence in failing to repair a steam radiator in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Robb
The pivotal question in this case is whether there existed any liability on the part of the landlord to repair the defective radiator. As was said in Iowa Apartment House Co. v. Herschel, 36 App. D. C. 457, we “are not dealing with an ordinary tenancy. The tenancy here relates to an apartment house, — a class of tenancy of comparatively recent origin, and one which, in some respects at least, is to be distinguished from other classes.”
It is a matter of common knowledge and observation that, to quite an extent, this class of tenancy in the larger cities has displaced the old. Instead of a…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Looney v. McLeanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1880
- Miles v. JanvrinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- Miles v. JanvrinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Shipley v. Fifty AssociatesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869
- Thompson v. ClemensCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1903
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Thompson Ex Rel. Thompson v. Paseo Manor South, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1959
- Gladden v. Walker & Dunlop, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Standley v. EgbertDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- Brewood v. CookCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Hariston v. Washington Housing Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
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