Abrams v. Sherwin
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from order of O. P. Butler Co., June T., 1920, No. 30, discharging rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense, in case of E. E. Abrams v. Samuel Sherwin. Assumpsit for rental under coal lease. Before Rsiber, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court discharged a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Plaintiff appealed.
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Appeal, No. 179, Oct. T., 1920, by plaintiff, from order of O. P. Butler Co., June T., 1920, No. 30, discharging rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense, in case of E. E. Abrams v. Samuel Sherwin. Assumpsit for rental under coal lease. Before Rsiber, P. J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. The court discharged a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Plaintiff appealed. Error assigned, inter alia, was order, quoting it.
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
On this appeal from the discharge of plaintiff’s rule for judgment, the material averments in the statement of claim and affidavit of defense may be briefly stated. The defendant was plaintiff’s tenant under a written .lease. Before its expiration he was notified by the landlord, several times in writing and twice orally, that the lease would not be renewed at the same rental, but at a *33higher one which the landlord named. He further requested the defendant to enter into a new agreement with him to pay the increased rental, but no attention was paid by the tenant either to the…
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