O'HARA v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 8674.

147 F.2d 146 (1944)

O'HARA v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided December 26, 1944.

Writ of Certiorari Denied May 7, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. T. Emmett McKenzie, of Washington, D. C., with whom Mr. James L. Buckley, of Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Mr. Vernon E. West, Principal Assistant Corporation Counsel, of Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Richmond B. Keech, Corporation Counsel, and Irving Bryan, Assistant Corporation Counsel, both of Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before GRONER, Chief Justice, and EDGERTON and ARNOLD, Associate Justices.


ARNOLD, Associate Justice.

In a proceeding brought by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia under Section 16 — 601 an order was entered in 1942 condemning the lands here in question for school purposes. The amounts awarded the owners for damages were deposited in the court registry. Appellant refused to deliver possession of the property. Thereafter, the District of Columbia brought this action in ejectment. The answer set up the defense that title...

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