Legal Opinion

Jabbour Bros. v. Hartsook

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 22, 1921PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Error to a judgment of the Law and Chancery Court of the city of Roanoke in an action of unlawful detainer. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants assign error. This is an action of unlawful detainer instituted by the defendant in error, Hartsook, to recover of the plaintiffs in error, Jabbour Brothers* a partnership (composed of several partners whose names need not be here stated), certain storerooms located in the city of Roanoke.

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Error to a judgment of the Law and Chancery Court of the city of Roanoke in an action of unlawful detainer. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants assign error. This is an action of unlawful detainer instituted by the defendant in error, Hartsook, to recover of the plaintiffs in error, Jabbour Brothers* a partnership (composed of several partners whose names need not be here stated), certain storerooms located in the city of Roanoke. The several premises were all demised by Hartsook, the lessor, to Jabbour Brothers, the lessees, by' a single lease in writing, bearing date and executed November 9,…

1Opinion of the Court

Sims, J.,

after making the foregoing statement, delivered the following opinion of the court:

There are several assignments of error by the lessees, the plaintiffs in error, complaining of the action of the trial court in giving and refusing instructions; but as the verdict of the jury was in favor of the lessees to the full extent of their claim, if there was error in such action of the court, it will not be considered by us, as it was manifestly harmless error so far as the lessees are concerned.

*184The sole remaining assignment of error is that the trial court erred in setting aside the verdict…

2Cited by6 opinions

  1. Johannes Tenbraak v. Waffle Shops, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
  2. Galvin v. Southern Hotel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1946
  3. Marina Shores, Ltd. v. Cohn-Phillips, Ltd.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1993
  4. Banks Auto Parts, Inc. v. Banks Investments I, LC (In Re Banks Auto Parts, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2008
  5. Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co. v. DickensonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1925

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