Legal Opinion
Second Realty Corp. v. Fiore
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 3, 1949No. 788PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
In 1875 the owner' of the market building at 5th and K Streets, Northwest, leased one of the stands (No. 203) in that building to one Bradley for a period of 99 years, with right of renewal. The lease, which was recorded in the local land records, contained a clause reading: “It is mutually understood and agreed, that in the construction hereof, the word ‘Lessor’ shall be read so as to include ‘its successors and assigns,’ and the word ‘Lessee’ shall be read so as to include ‘the executors, administrators and assigns’ of said Lessee.” In the: ensuing years -the lease was…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Gazlay v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Francis v. FergusonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- In Re Wil-Low CafeteriasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1940
- Squire v. LearnedMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1907
- In re Prudential Lithograph Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
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3Cited by3 opinions
- 1137 19th Street Associates, Ltd. Partnership v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2001
- Stagecrafters' Club, Inc. v. District of Columbia Division of American LegionDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1953
- District of Columbia v. CarrDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1992