McCOY v. CORAL HILLS ASSOCIATES, INC.

No. 4596.

264 A.2d 896 (1970)

Annie Mae McCOY and Connie McCoy, Appellants, v. CORAL HILLS ASSOCIATES, INC., a corporation, and H. G. Smithy Company, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 4, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Applestein, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Jerome S. Berg, Washington, D. C., for appellees. Lawrence E. Carr, Jr., and Louis M. Kaplan, Washington, D. C., also entered appearances for appellees.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and NEBEKER, Associate Judges.


KELLY, Associate Judge.

This appeal is from a directed verdict in favor of the owner of an apartment building, Coral Hills Associates, Inc., and its managing agent, H. G. Smithy Company, in a negligence suit brought by tenants Connie and Annie Mae McCoy as the result of the collapse of the McCoys' living room ceiling. Appellants contend that the trial court erred in holding they failed to show that appellees had a duty to maintain the premises in a safe condition...

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