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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

George Washington University v. Weintraub, 458 A.2d 43 (1983)

Citation
George Washington University v. Weintraub, 458 A.2d 43 (1983)
Parent Document
George Washington University v. Weintraub, 458 A.2d 43 (1983)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1983-02-25

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. In Berman v. Watergate West, Inc., supra, we discussed the use of products liability theories to recover damages from cooperative associations for defects in a cooperative unit, noting that “ ‘there is a liability imposed for injury caused by placing a defective product into the stream of commerce in the District of Columbia.’ ’’ Id., 391 A.2d at 1357 (quoting Cottom v. McGuire Funeral Service, Inc., 262 A.2d 807, 808-09 (D.C.1970)) (footnotes omitted). In this vein we observed “[tjhere is reason to believe that a landlord could be held strictly liable for damages caused to a tenant by defective equipment. ... [I]n some circumstances this liability might attach even though the landlord acquired the building subsequent to installation of the equipment.” Id., 391 A.2d at 1359 (citations omitted).