Legal Opinion
Hinton v. Sealander Brokerage Co.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 15, 2007No. 05-CV-303PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FERREN, Senior Judge:
This appeal presents an unusual, ostensibly inconsistent combination of circumstances: a landlord’s wrongful, self-help eviction, followed by the tenant’s holdover as a trespasser on the premises. The pro se tenant, Nokomis Hinton, filed an action in forma pauperis against her landlord, Sealander Brokerage Co., for allegedly locking her out of her single family rental house before she had been able to move out all her furniture and personal belongings. 1 The landlord then filed a counterclaim for unpaid rent attributable to the tenant’s holding over by leaving property in…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Holy Properties Ltd. v. Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1995
- Mendes v. JohnsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Davis v. MooreDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Bown v. HamiltonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992
- Robinson v. SariskyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- Redman v. POTOMAC PLACE ASSOCIATES, LLCDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2009
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