Legal Opinion

Stanley's Cafeteria, Inc. v. Abramson

Supreme Court of Virginia

Decided September 9, 1983No. Record 810390PublishedCited by 74 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPoff, J.

A lessee, contending that the terms of the lease contract had been modified, appeals from a judgment upholding the lease as written and awarding the lessor damages.

Atlantic Life Insurance Company, operating as Grace Street Parking, Incorporated (Atlantic), owned a building located on Grace Street in Richmond. In 1950, Atlantic leased a portion of the building to Hot Shoppes, Inc., for use as a restaurant. Paragraph 18, the utilities clause of the lease, provides:

Except for the space heat to be furnished by Lessor as provided in paragraph 16 above, all utility services used or consumed by…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Employers Commercial Union Insurance Co. of America v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
  2. Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. National Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1970
  3. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. BryanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1909
  4. May v. MartinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1964
  5. Grenco Real Estate Investment Trust v. Nathaniel Greene Development Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1977

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3Cited by74 opinions

  1. Horton v. HortonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
  2. Hinchey v. OgdenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1983
  3. Zoroastrian Center & Darb-E-Mehr v. Rustam Guiv FoundationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2016
  4. Reid v. BoyleSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
  5. Schnelling v. Crawford (In Re James River Coal Co.)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · 2007

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