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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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I do not believe we can say as a matter of law that the landlord met its burden to rebut the prima facie cases of negligence and breach of warranty. It is true, as the majority notes, ante at 45, that the trial court found "there is no evidence that the flood from Apartment 502 was any more than a `one time thing,'" and that the court could not find "the defendants were in any position to anticipate it." The court made these statements, however, in the context of erroneously concluding that the plaintiff-tenants had not carried the burden of establishing negligence, without requiring the landlord to come forward with rebuttal evidence. When the court focused on the breach of warranty claim and placed the burden on the landlord, the result was quite different, although addressed to a greater burden than the landlord should have had to carry. See note 9 supra.