Legal Opinion
Burke v. Willard
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided January 9, 1923PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an action of contract on an account annexed to recover for use and occupation of a suite in an apartment house for twenty-four days — from January 7, 1921, to January 31, 1921. The plaintiff was the owner and holder of a second mortgage given by Anthony Goven on the apartment house, and on January 7, 1921, for breach of the conditions of the mortgage, he entered the premises and took possession thereof for the purpose of foreclosure.
After the giving of the mortgage Goven leased the suite to the defendant under a lease dated July 1, 1920, for the term of one year; the lease provided…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Winnisimmet Trust, Inc. v. LibbyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Tilden v. GreenwoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
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