Whiting & Co. v. Pittsburgh Opera House Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1877, No. 255. . This was an appeal by Whiting & Co. from a judgment by a justice of the peace in favor of the Pittsburgh Opera House Company, in which the jury found the following special verdict: “ We find that during March or April 1874, and while defendants were tenants at will of plaintiff, at the annual rent of $8870, payable quarterly, the plaintiff made and entered into a new…
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1877, No. 255. . This was an appeal by Whiting & Co. from a judgment by a justice of the peace in favor of the Pittsburgh Opera House Company, in which the jury found the following special verdict: “ We find that during March or April 1874, and while defendants were tenants at will of plaintiff, at the annual rent of $8870, payable quarterly, the plaintiff made and entered into a new verbal contract or lease for the premises in dispute, and then in their possession, for a term of three years, to…
1Opinion of the Court
The judgment of the Supreme Court was entered, October 21st 1878,
2Per curiam
A careful examination of the evidence in this case does not disclose any sufficient facts to take the lease in question out of the effect of the Statute of Frauds and Perjuries. Finding no substantial error, the judgment is affirmed.
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