Legal Opinion

Cavanaugh v. Clinch

Supreme Court of Georgia

Decided January 11, 1892PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Landlord and tenant. Before Judge Harden. Chat-ham superior court. June term, 1891. Matters in* dispute between Clinch and Cunningham, executors of Waldburg, and Cavanaugh, were submitted to arbitration. Cavanaugh filed several exceptions to the award made. These were demurred to, on the ground that none of them showed any cause for setting-aside the award. The demurrer was sustained, and Cavanaugh excepted. The opinion states the material facts.

1Opinion of the Court

Lumpkin, Justice.

Cavanaugh had been a tenant of the property in question, consisting of a store and wharf lot, from year to year for many years. November 21, 1888, he gave the requisite notice that he would vacate the premises at the expiration of his lease on March 1, 1889. On January 21, 1889, he wrote Cunningham, one of the executors in charge of the property, that he desired to remain a tenant, and asked to be advised upon what terms and conditions he could obtain his desire, to which Cunningham replied that he had conferred with his co-executor, and they were willing for Cavanaugh to…

2Cited by8 opinions

  1. LeCraw v. Atlanta Arts Alliance, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1972
  2. Allen v. MontgomeryCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1920
  3. Lanham v. McWilliamsCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1908
  4. Ridgway v. BryantCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1911
  5. Hildreth v. AdamsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1918

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