Legal Opinion
Reliable Home Appliances, Inc. v. District of Columbia
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 12, 1966No. 3865PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MYERS, Associate Judge.
In October 1961 appellant corporation purchased a tract of land in the District of Columbia on which there was an old, four-story frame dwelling, the residence of the then owner. Earlier the structure had been used as a rooming house, but, because it did not meet prescribed standards of safety and sanitation, the District government had forbidden its further use for this purpose. After appellant acquired the property, which previously had been zoned industrial, the building was permitted to remain vacant and, as a result of neighborhood vandalism, reached such a state…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Dewey v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Liberty Baking Co. v. HeinerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1930
- Providence Journal Co. v. BroderickCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1939
- RKO Theatres, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1958
- Union Bed & Spring Co. v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by3 opinions
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