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JOHNSON v. LUSTINE REALTY CO., INC.

No. 92-CV-564.

640 A.2d 708 (1994)

Freeland JOHNSON, Appellant v. LUSTINE REALTY COMPANY, INC., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 11, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frederic W. Schwartz, Jr., Washington, DC, for appellant.

No brief was filed on behalf of appellee. Brian D. Riger, Chevy Chase, MD, entered an appearance for appellee.

Before FERREN, Acting Chief Judge, and TERRY and FARRELL, Associate Judges.

TERRY, Associate Judge:

In this landlord-tenant case, the tenant appeals from an order denying his motion under Super.Ct.Civ.R. 60(b)1 to set aside a default judgment. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in denying the Rule 60(b) motion, and hence we reverse the trial court's order and remand for further proceedings.

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Lustine Realty (the landlord) sued Freeland Johnson (the tenant) for possession of...

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