Legal Opinion
Burgess v. Square 3324 Hampshire Gardens Apartments, Inc.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1997No. 96-CV-117PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
The only issue in this appeal is whether the proprietary lease between appellant Richard Burgess and appellee Square 3324 Hampshire Gardens Apartments, Inc. (“Hampshire Gardens”), a housing co-operative, is an “instrument under seal” within the meaning of D.C.Code § 12-301(6) (1995), thereby entitling Burgess to a twelve-year statute of limitations on his breach of contract claim. Because the trial court erred in concluding that the proprietary lease was not an “instrument under seal” for § 12-301(6) purposes, we reverse.
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The proprietary lease at issue is a four-page…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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