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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (1968)

Citation
Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (1968)
Parent Document
Saunders v. First National Realty Corporation, 245 A.2d 836 (1968)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1968-09-23

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Appellants argue that Whetzel v. Jess Fisher Management Co., 108 U.S.App.D.C. 385, 282 F.2d 943 (1960), supports their contention. We do not so read that case. We understand it to hold that where a landlord negligently fails to comply with the Housing Regulations and as a result the tenant is injured, the tenant may sue the landlord in tort. This was simply an application of the rule that a private action for negligence may be based upon violation of a penal statute where the injured party is within the class of persons the statute intended to protect and the injury was of the type the statute intended to prevent. 8 Whetsel