Legal Opinion
Capital View Realty Co. v. Meigs
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 4, 1952No. 1274PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This is another case of a dog in an apartment. The tenant has occupied the apartment since 1934 under a lease containing a covenant “that no dogs, cats, parrots or similar pets shall be kept in the apartment.” The present landlord acquired the building in 1947. In August 1950 the tenant purchased a small dog and shortly thereafter asked the resident manager if she would have to vacate the apartment because of the dog. The resident manager told her she would not have to move and urged her to stay. The dog was accidently killed in May 1951 and about a week later the tenant…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. SameCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Bowen v. Mount Vernon Sav. BankCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- McHugh v. DuaneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Weaver Bros., Inc. v. NewlinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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- Blakely v. Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1973
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