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FINLEY v. THOMAS

Nos. 95-CV-1556, 95-CV-1802, 96-CV-337.

691 A.2d 1163 (1997)

James C. FINLEY, et al., Appellants, v. Natalie THOMAS, Appellee. Natalie THOMAS, Cross-Appellant, v. James C. FINLEY, et al., Cross-Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 3, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Luchs, Washington, DC, for appellants/cross-appellees.

Elliott Andalman, Takoma Park, with whom Mary Ellen Flynn was on the brief, for appellee/cross-appellant.

Before TERRY, FARRELL, and REID, Associate Judges.

FARRELL, Associate Judge:

Just recently, in summarizing the differences between a joint tenancy with right of survivorship and a tenancy by the entireties, this court noted two salient features (among others) of the latter tenancy:

[U]nlike a joint tenancy with right of survivorship, property held by tenancy by the entireties is not subject to execution or levy for the debts of only one of the cotenants. Held v. McNett, 154 A.2d 349...

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