GOODWIN v. BARNES

No. 82-500.

456 A.2d 1246 (1983)

Myrtle GOODWIN, Appellant, v. Norman Lee BARNES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 7, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bernard Gray, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellant.

Michael E. Brand, Washington, D.C., was on the brief for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, C.J., and KERN and TERRY, Associate Judges.


NEWMAN, Chief Judge:

This is an appeal by a tenant from a judgment for possession and an order to release to the landlord funds held in the court Registry under a protective order.

Landlord Norman Lee Barnes gave his tenant, Myrtle Goodwin, 90 days' notice to quit the premises. When Goodwin failed to quit, Barnes brought an action for possession and obtained a protective order requiring the tenant to pay her rent into the court Registry. Goodwin's answer alleged...

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