M'Clowry v. Croghan's Administrator
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Allegheny county. The action below was trespass on the case, by M£Clowry, the plaintiff in error, to. recover damages from the administrator of William Oroghan, for the breach of a contract to renew for the term of five years, a lease of certain premises held by M£Clowry unller a prior lease, about to expire.
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Error to the District Court of Allegheny county. The action below was trespass on the case, by M£Clowry, the plaintiff in error, to. recover damages from the administrator of William Oroghan, for the breach of a contract to renew for the term of five years, a lease of certain premises held by M£Clowry unller a prior lease, about to expire. The contract for renewal was shown by parol testimony, and by a written memorandum signed by the plaintiff and defendant, as follows: ££ I hereby certify, that the leasehold of property at the point on Penn street, late in the occupancy of P. Trainer, whose…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion.
Per. Curiam.
— The District Court entered judgment for the smaller amount named in the verdict, because, among other reasons, the plaintiff could have recovered no more if the lease contracted for had actually been executed, and the lessee had afterwards been evicted by the remainderman, after the death of the tenant for life. The argument of the learned judge is so entirely satisfactory on this point, that we have no occasion to add anything to it. And as it is conclusive of the case, we do not need to view it in any other aspect.
Judgment affirmed.
2Cited by3 opinions
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- Lanigan ex rel. Stichter v. KilleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1881
- Georgeous v. LewisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912