Legal Opinion
Powers v. Coates
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 25, 1964No. 3482PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Chief Judge.
This appeal is by a landlord from an adverse judgment in an action against his tenant. The property in question is a dwelling house and was leased for a period of one year. The lease contained a provision that the tenant should keep the premises in the same good order and condition in which received and should pay for all repairs rendered necessary by the negligence of the tenant. Another provision required the tenant to surrender the premises at the termination of the lease “in good order and condition, ordinary wear and tear, damage by fire, act of God, or the public enemy…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Washington Loan & Trust Co. v. HickeyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Miller v. BelknapIdaho Supreme Court · 1954
- Annie M. Martin v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
- Capital Transit Co. v. JacksonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Robert Livingston Pomeroy, Estate of Elizabeth Eagan Pomeroy v. Pennsylvania Railroad, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Stewart v. Ford Motor Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Washington Hospital Center v. MartinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Teltschik v. Williams & Jensen, PllcDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2010
- Washington Sheraton Corporation v. KeeterDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1968
- Honey v. George Hyman Construction Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1974
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