District of Columbia Statutes

§ 16-1112 — Expiration of title pending suit; damages.

District of Columbia § 16-1112
JurisdictionDistrict of Columbia
Title 16Particular Actions, Proceedings and Matters. [Enacted title]
Ch. 11Ejectment and Other Real Property Actions.
Subch. IEjectment.

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D.C. Code § 16-1112 (2026).

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If the title of the plaintiff in ejectment expires after the commencement of his action but before the trial, and but for the expiration he would have been entitled to recover, the verdict shall find the facts, and the plaintiff may recover his damages sustained by the wrongful withholding of the possession.

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Legislative History

Dec. 23, 1963, 77 Stat. 566, Pub. L. 88-241, § 1; Mar. 24, 1998, D.C. Law 12-81, § 10(n), 45 DCR 745

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