KLINE v. 1500 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE APARTMENT CORP.

No. 23401.

439 F.2d 477 (1970)

Sarah B. KLINE, Appellant, v. 1500 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE APARTMENT CORPORATION et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 6, 1970.

Petition for Rehearing Denied September 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Albert J. Ahern, Jr., Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Mr. Laurence T. Scott, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before TAMM, MacKINNON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.


WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

The appellee apartment corporation states that there is "only one issue presented for review * * * whether a duty should be placed on a landlord to take steps to protect tenants from foreseeable criminal acts committed by third parties". The District Court as a matter of law held that there is no such duty. We find that there is, and that in the circumstances here the applicable standard of care was breached. We therefore reverse and remand...

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