Oakford v. Nixon
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 182, July T., 1895, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., December Term, 1892, No. 248, on verdict for defendants. Assumpsit for rent. Before Arnold, J. Tbe facts appear by tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 182, July T., 1895, by plaintiffs, from judgment of C. P. No. 4, Phila. Co., December Term, 1892, No. 248, on verdict for defendants. Assumpsit for rent. Before Arnold, J. Tbe facts appear by tbe opinion of tbe Supreme Court. The court charged as follows: [The agreement on which this suit is based, while called a lease, and containing the legal language of a lease, is, in reality, merely a contract for the use of a wall for a particular purpose; that is, for the purpose of displaying stereopticon views, advertising and posting theatrical and other bills on the southern side of the…
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Opinion by
Mb: Justice Williams,
The facts upon which the legal question presented on tins record is raised are quite novel. It appears from the evidence that Andrew Moore is the owner of a row of buildings between the hotel known as the Girard House, and Ninth street, extending *80from Jayne street to Chestnut. The most northerly of these buildings is No. 29 South Ninth street, and it has been occupied for some time by the plaintiffs as lessees of Moore. The building next to No. 29 is in the occupancy of Geo. M. Moore as a tenant, and is but one story high. The other buildings down to Chestnut…
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