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Reineman v. Blair

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 15, 1880PublishedCited by 2 opinions

Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1880, No. 4. Covenant by Henry C. Reineman, for use of Adam Reineman, against Kinder Blair.

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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1880, No. 4. Covenant by Henry C. Reineman, for use of Adam Reineman, against Kinder Blair. On the 21st of January 1874, Henry C. Reineman leased to Kinder Blair, a large five-story L shaped brick building, known as No. 29 and rear of 27 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, for the term of five years from the 1st of April 1874, at a rent of $ 10,000 per annum, payable quarterly, under -which lease Blair went into possession, occupying the basement, first floor and some of the upper rooms of the building as a…

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Paxson

We think it was error to admit the evidence referred to in the first and second specifications. Under the agreement between the parties the plaintiff below had the right to enter upon the premises leased by the defendant and make the repairs in question. The defendant not only agreed to this in writing, but he further stipulated 'to accept a certain reduction of the rent “ as full compensation to him, or to his sub-tenants for any and all inconvenience or damage arising from, or caused or to be caused, by the work aforesaid, or by the past faulty condition of the building either to him or to…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Clark v. LindsaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  2. Belber Trunk & Bag Co. v. SilberblattSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1910

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