Legal Opinion
Crowder v. Lackey
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 1946No. 349PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff brought an action for possession of real property alleging that rent for the premises had not been paid for the period of December 1, 1944, to November 1, 1945. In his answer defendant admitted nonpayment of this rent but alleged that it had been tendered each month and refused by the plaintiff, and that plaintiff ought not now be permitted to take advantage of her refusal to accept payment by seeking to obtain possession. Defendant filed a demand for jury trial with his answer.
On the return day, defendant objected to going on with the action because a suit for…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Harrison v. Remington Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1905
- Coghlan v. South Carolina RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- District Hauling & Construction Co. v. ArgerakisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Davis v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1921
- Occidental Real Estate Co. v. Gantner & MatternCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1908
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Novak v. CoxDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Wahl v. WatkisDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- James v. GreenbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Novak v. CoxDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
- Ward v. WestDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003