Sarah B. Kline v. 1500 Massachusetts Avenue Apartment Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit · Decided 1970-09-08

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WILKEY, Circuit Judge: The appellee apartment corporation states that there is “only one issue presented for review * * * whether a duty should be placed on a landlord to take steps to protect tenants from foreseeable criminal acts committed by third parties”. The District Court as a matter of law held that there is no such duty. We find that there is, and that in the circumsta…

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