U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · decided 1915-05-10
Hearing on an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia in an action by a landlord against his tenant to recover possession of the leased premises. The Court in the opinion stated the facts as follows: Mary V. Joseph is the owner in fee of lot 34, block 16, in Deanwood Heights,' by purchase from Robert W. Gilliam, and is also the assignee of a lease made by Gilliam to Zantzinger.