Legal Opinion

Tennes v. American Building Co.

Washington Supreme Court

Decided April 8, 1913No. 10763PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Spokane county, Huneke, J., entered April 10, 1912, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract.

1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.

This is an action to recover rent under a written lease. It is alleged in the complaint that, on or about November 1, 1909, the plaintiff, with one Burns, leased the first floor of a building, situate in the city of Spokane, to the Shubert Theater Company, a corporation, “for a theater entrance to the theater in the rear of said premises,” for a term of five years from that date, at an agreed monthly rental of $250 per month, payable in advance on the first day of each month; that thereafter the lessee assigned its lease to the defendant; that it accepted the lease, assumed the obligations…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Ralph v. LomerWashington Supreme Court · 1891
  2. Mead v. KalbergWashington Supreme Court · 1912

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. American Dairy Queen Corporation v. Brown-Port Company, a Wisconsin Limited PartnershipCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
  2. Coulos v. DesimoneWashington Supreme Court · 1949
  3. Cline v. AltoseWashington Supreme Court · 1930
  4. Draper MacHine Works, Inc. v. HagbergCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1983
  5. Gibson v. ThisiusWashington Supreme Court · 1943

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