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TWYMAN v. JOHNSON

Nos. 93-CV-1092, 93-CV-1441.

655 A.2d 850 (1995)

Mary TWYMAN, Appellant, v. Naomi JOHNSON, Appellee. Naomi JOHNSON, Cross-Appellant, v. Mary TWYMAN, Cross-Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided March 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Abraham, with whom J. Gordon Forester and Richard W. Luchs, Washington, DC, were on the brief, for appellant/cross-appellee.

Anthony E. Grimaldi, Fairfax, VA, and Stephen Hessler, Washington, DC, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before TERRY, FARRELL, and RUIZ, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

On this appeal from a jury verdict that, among other things, awarded the plaintiff-appellant damages for retaliation under the Rental Housing Act of 1985 (the Act), the primary issues are whether the trial judge erred in directing a verdict against plaintiff on her claim for negligence and whether an independent cause of action for retaliation may be maintained under the Act. We answer both questions in the negative, and therefore affirm...

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