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NELSON v. SWIFT

No. 14826.

271 F.2d 504 (1959)

Gloria I. NELSON et al., Appellants, v. Elizabeth Thompson SWIFT, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 15, 1959.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Earl H. Davis, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Mr. Justin L. Edgerton, Washington, D. C., with whom Messrs. Charles E. Pledger, Jr., Randolph C. Richardson, and John F. Mahoney, Jr., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before EDGERTON, BAZELON and WASHINGTON, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This appeal is from an order quashing service of process. The complaint says appellant, the tenant of an apartment in a building located in the District of Columbia and owned by appellee, was injured by a fire caused by defective wiring etc. of which appellee had notice. Appellee was not in the District of Columbia, and the summons was served on an agent she had employed "to manage and maintain the apartment building . . . and collect and account for the...

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