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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Merriweather v. D.C. Building Corp., 494 A.2d 1276 (1985)

Citation
Merriweather v. D.C. Building Corp., 494 A.2d 1276 (1985)
Parent Document
Merriweather v. D.C. Building Corp., 494 A.2d 1276 (1985)
Jurisdiction
DC (municipal)
Effective Date
1985-06-25

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This was so because the owner was only “a tenant at common law — one who holds or possesses lands by any kind of right or title [mere possession] and [not] a tenant under the renter’s statute — one who stands in a contractual relationship with his landlord.” Simpson, supra, 396 A.2d at 214. In Nicholas,