Legal Opinion
Burrows Motor Co. v. Davis
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 24, 1950No. 945PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associáte Judge.
This is an appeal from á judgment of the trial court awarding possession to the landlord of certain commercial property. The principal question presented is whether the transfer of a portion of a 'tenant corporation’s stock constituted an assignment of its lease and 'a violation of its covenant hot to assign without the lessor’s consent.
■ The lease which plaintiff ^ alleged . has been .violated was entered -'into by the plaintiff and John and Mary Burrows, the defendant’s assignors, on June 3, 1948, for a period expiring September 14, 1950. By its terms the lessees…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- United States v. FornessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad v. HowardSupreme Court of the United States · 1852
- Sheets v. SeldenSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Trans-Lux Radio City Corp. v. Service Parking Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1947
- Majestic Co. v. Orpheum Circuit, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Vuitch v. FurrDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Harris v. WagshalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- Camacho v. 1440 Rhode Island Avenue Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
- Entrepreneur, Ltd. v. YasunaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Jackson v. Loews Washington Cinemas, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
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