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D.C. Code § 16-1116 Improvements; notice; good faith; directions to jury; measure of damages
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In an action of ejectment, at any time before the trial, the defendant may give notice that if the verdict of the jury is in favor of the plaintiff’s title the defendant will claim the benefit of permanent improvements that may have been placed on the property by the defendant or…
D.C. Code § 16-1117 New trial as to assessment
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Either party who feels aggrieved by the assessment provided for by section 16-1116 , may, within four days after the verdict, move to set the assessment aside, and the court may, for good cause shown, set the verdict aside and order another jury to be empaneled in the cause to ma…
D.C. Code § 16-1118 Judgment for damages in excess of improvements
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When the damages of the plaintiff, assessed as provided by section 16-1116 , exceed the value of the permanent improvements as ascertained by the jury, the plaintiff shall be entitled to a judgment for the excess in like manner as directed by section 16-1109 .
D.C. Code § 16-1119 Judgment when improvements and damages are equal
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When the value of the improvements, ascertained as provided by this chapter, equal but do not exceed the plaintiff’s damages, as found by the jury, the plaintiff shall be entitled to judgment only for the recovery of the property sued for and costs.
