DAWSON v. NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY

No. 7637.

335 A.2d 259 (1975)

James S. DAWSON, III, Appellant, v. NATIONAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY (formerly known as National Bank & Trust Company of Charlottesville) and Parke H. Brady, Executors under the Will of Joseph James Ryan, Deceased, Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 4, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A. Splitt, Washington, D. C., was on the briefs for appellant.

Gerard E. Mitchell, Washington, D. C., was on the brief for appellees. Jacob A. Stein, Washington, D. C., also entered an appearance for appellees.

Before REILLY, Chief Judge, and FICKLING and GALLAGHER, Associate Judges.


REILLY, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal from a judgment against a tenant in an action for damages and unpaid rent pursuant to the terms of a written lease. The court (setting without a jury) found the tenant liable for (1) $12,752.12 for damages caused the leased premises after frozen water pipes burst inside the rented house; (2) $7,334.00, represeting the balance of unpaid rent; (3) $499.00, the sum paid by the landlord...

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