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SIMS v. CENTURY KIEST APARTMENTS

No. 19368.

567 S.W.2d 526 (1978)

Willie SIMS v. CENTURY KIEST APARTMENTS.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Dallas.

Rehearing Denied May 31, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael M. Daniel, Dallas, for appellant.

Dan W. Shieder, Jr., Dallas, for appellee.

GUITTARD, Chief Justice.

Willie Sims brought this suit against Century Kiest Apartments, his former landlord, for damages for a retaliatory eviction. The principal question is whether a former tenant has a cause of action for termination of his periodic tenancy and eviction by forcible detainer proceedings in retaliation for the tenant's reporting of code violations to city authorities. We hold that such a cause of action, if established by evidence, does exist, and...

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