Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Hawkins
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided June 1, 1951No. 1048PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
Suing for possession of an apartment a landlord alleged non-payment of rent for the months of June through September 1950. He did not seek a money judgment for such rent in arrears. Tenant filed an answer and counterclaim alleging that he owed nothing except September rent and that this had not been paid because he had a claim for statutory double damages based on rent overcharges during a 15% months period and based also on a failure to maintain á minimum-service standard. For these violations of the Rent Act, Code 1940, Supp. VII, § 45-1610, he demanded a total of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Quock Ting v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Delsnider v. GouldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Lalekos v. MansetDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1946
- Zindler v. BuchanonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1948
- Cavalier v. WeinsteinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Bowles v. MarshDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1951
- Barlow v. CornwellDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956
- Cowan v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- MILES REALTY COMPANY v. GarrettDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972
- Morgan v. GilmerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1964
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