BRISCO v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

No. 82-193.

460 A.2d 555 (1983)

Fleming BRISCO, et al., Appellants, v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 25, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin A. Marshall, Washington, D.C., for appellants.

Judith W. Rogers, Corp. Counsel, Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corp. Counsel, and Steven H. Leventhal, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, PRYOR and TERRY, Associate Judges.


NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

This action comes on appeal from the trial court's entry of a directed verdict in favor of appellee, the District of Columbia, for possession of appellants' premises. Appellants claim that the trial court improperly removed from jury consideration the matter of the exact amount of back rent due. Finding no error, we affirm.

It is undisputed that Mrs. Brisco acknowledged upon the witness stand, when questioned by the trial judge, that...

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