Legal Opinion
Monterey Corporation v. Hart, Ex'r
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 23, 1976No. Record 750458PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
This case involves an action by a landlord against the executor of a deceased tenant for fire damage to leased premises allegedly caused by the tenant’s negligence. Summary judgment was entered in favor of the lessee’s executor upon the ground that the provisions of the lease, as a matter of law, exonerated the tenant from liability for loss due to fire.
The Monterey Corporation operates the Patrick Henry Hotel in Roanoke and in the course of its business leased an apartment in the hotel to Margaret Hart Barnes and her husband. The corporation alleged that thereafter Mrs. Barnes, now deceased,…
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