WINE v. HODGSON

No. 1053.

81 A.2d 79 (1951)

WINE v. HODGSON.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided May 17, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward E. O'Neill, Washington, D. C., with whom Kermit L. Sharff, Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellant.

Leon L. Sclawy, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and CLAGETT, Associate Judges.


CLAGETT, Associate Judge.

A tenant challenged the good faith of a landlord in seeking possession of a house just purchased by the latter allegedly for her own use as a dwelling.1 A jury decided in favor of the tenant and the landlord appeals.

The landlord claimed she bought the house because she wanted to live in it with her 15-year old daughter. The tenant, on the other hand, was permitted to introduce evidence showing that the...

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