Buckingham Apartment House Co. v. Dafoe
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the municipal court of St. Paul to recover $130 on a written lease. The case was tried before Hiñe, J., who found in favor of plaintiff for the amount demanded; and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The complaint alleges that the parties hereto made a written lease whereby the plaintiff leased one of its flats in its apartment house known as the “Buckingham” to the defendant for the term of 14 months from July 1,1896, for the stipulated rent of $32.50 a month; that the defendant paid the rent to April 15, 1897, but there is still due from him as unpaid rent the sum of $130. The defendant by his answer denied the execution of the lease, but admitted and alleged that he entered into possession of the premises July 1, 1896, as a tenant at will, and continued to occupy the same and to pay…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tice v. RussellSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- Finch v. MooreSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
- Dayton v. CraikSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1879
- Prendergast v. SearleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Haycock v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
- SHORTLAND v. LarsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Sjoberg v. HartzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1937
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