Powell v. Orphanage

The following statement of facts is taken from the petition for the writ of error, with slight modifications :

The John E. Hughes Orphanage filed its notice of motion for a judgment against petitioner in November, 1925, for $22,000.00 and alleged the following grounds for its right to recover said sum, to-wit: That on and before October 10, 1925, the petitioner was the tenant of a certain building owned by said orphanage, known as No. 321 Lynn street, Danville, Virginia, under a lease whereby he covenanted to “leave said premises in good repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted;” that on…