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MATHIS v. BARRETT

No. 85-179.

544 A.2d 287 (1988)

Frank MATHIS, Jr., Appellant, v. Ulysses BARRETT, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided July 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin A. Marshall, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Ulysses Barrett did not file an appearance.

Before FERREN, BELSON and TERRY, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant Frank Mathis, Jr., a tenant, filed an answer and counterclaim in a summary action for possession brought by his landlord, appellee Ulysses Barrett, in the Landlord and Tenant Branch. Appellant, in his counterclaim, sought general and punitive damages based upon housing code violations, constructive eviction as a result of an alleged cutoff of water in the building, and malicious prosecution for filing a "duplicative" action in the...

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