Legal Opinion

Lofchie v. Washington Square Ltd. Partnership

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided October 2, 1990No. 87-867PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERRY, Associate Judge:

Appellant Lofchie, the tenant, appeals from a decision of the Landlord and Tenant Branch of the Superior Court granting ap-pellee Washington Square Limited Partnership, the landlord, a money judgment for rent and interest. Lofchie principally argues that the money judgment is invalid because he was not personally served with the complaint. He also contends that Washington Square, a partnership, lacked the capacity to sue him in the partnership’s name. We reject both arguments and affirm the judgment.

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On May 1, 1985, Judd Lofchie and Robert Dumas leased Suite 1210 in an…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Bull v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  2. Rothensies v. Electric Storage Battery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. Jean Lang v. Texas & Pacific Railway Company and Missouri-Pacific Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Winder v. CaldwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1853
  5. Garbincius v. Boston Edison Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  4. Fairman v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2007
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