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GRAHAM v. M & J CORP.

No. 14093.

424 A.2d 103 (1980)

Gloria GRAHAM et al., Appellants, v. M & J CORPORATION et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided November 24, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William I. Martin, Washington, D. C., for appellants.

Donald P. Maiberger, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before GALLAGHER, NEBEKER and MACK, Associate Judges.

GALLAGHER, Associate Judge:

Appellants, the tenants and guests residing in a two-family building in a high crime area of the city, sued the landlord for injuries resulting from a fire deliberately set in the foyer of the building by the former paramour of one tenant. Appellants alleged that the landlord was negligent in blocking alternate exits and failing to provide a lock on the outer door of the foyer, despite his knowledge of previous criminal acts occurring in...

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