Grossman v. Mitchell

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellee Frank Grossman, c/o Cedarbrook Realty, initiated an action in the Municipal Court of Philadelphia to recover possession of certain real estate in the city of Philadelphia, and for back rent allegedly due under a lease of same entered into between him and Robert and Christine Pierson. Grossman secured a judgment for possession of the premises but his claim for back rent was denied due to the uninhabitable condition of the property, and judgment was entered for the tenants on this claim. He appealed to the Court of Common Pleas from the judgment entered for…