Sandler v. Wertlieb

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff Norman Wertlieb .sued for possession of an apartment in a building which he and his wife had purchased some three months before as tenants by the entirety. He based his suit on the- claim that he required possession in good faith for his immediate and personal use and occupancy as a dwelling, as authorized by the District of Columbia Emergency Rent Control Act. Code 1940, Supp. V, § 45 — 1605. The jury awarded possession to plaintiff and defendant brings this appeal. •

Two questions afe involved: (1) the validity of the notice to quit, arid (2) the propriety of…