CUSTIS v. KLEIN

No. 2927.

177 A.2d 268 (1962)

Norment CUSTIS, Appellant, v. Sam KLEIN, Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided January 18, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norment Custis, appellant, pro se.

Herman Miller, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges, and CAYTON (Chief Judge, Retired) sitting by designation under Code § 11-776(b).


HOOD, Associate Judge.

Appellant landlord sued appellee tenant for possession of certain commercial property. At the close of the landlord's opening statement to the jury, the trial court directed a verdict for the tenant. The landlord appeals.

Prior to the opening statement counsel for landlord had shown the court a number of exhibits, including the notice to quit and several letters written by the landlord to the tenant. In his opening statement counsel...

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