Alger v. Kennedy
Supreme Court of Vermont
Assumpsit for rent reserved. Plea, the general issue, with notice of special matter, trial by jury, April Term, 1875, Chittenden County, Pierpoint, C. J., presiding, and verdict for the plaintiff. The lease, dated November 30, 1872, described the premises as “ the premises on the corner of College street and Center street recently occupied by E. Laporte as a French hotel.
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Assumpsit for rent reserved. Plea, the general issue, with notice of special matter, trial by jury, April Term, 1875, Chittenden County, Pierpoint, C. J., presiding, and verdict for the plaintiff. The lease, dated November 30, 1872, described the premises as “ the premises on the corner of College street and Center street recently occupied by E. Laporte as a French hotel. (The joiner’s shops are not included, but when vacated Kennedy is to have right to either or both at same rent they now draw, payable quarterly in advance) $75 and-$112 respectively,” and contained a covenant on the'part of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Ross, J.
The defendant’s notice, in substance, avers, that the lease did not include the sub-collar, and that the plaintiff, though frequently notified, allowed the sub-cellar to be and remain in such a condition through want of proper drainage, that the whole tenement was rendered unhealthy, unsafe, and unfit for occupation, and that therefore the defendant lawfully abandoned it before the expiration of the time limited in the lease. The plaintiff excepted to the admission of testimony in support of the notice, on the grounds that it would contradict…
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