SCOGGINS v. JUDE

No. 79-814.

419 A.2d 999 (1980)

Donald E. SCOGGINS, Appellant, v. Glenn G. JUDE et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Tucker, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

Edward S. Horowitz, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before KELLY, GALLAGHER and FERREN, Associate Judges.


FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellees, a tenant and a guest in an apartment owned by the appellant-landlord, were awarded a judgment on a jury verdict for property damage and personal injuries suffered when part of the living room ceiling fell. Appellant contends that (1) the trial court should not have submitted the question of his negligence, as landlord, to the jury because there was insufficient evidence he had notice that the ceiling crack was leaking; (2) the court...

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