Spring v. Lorimer
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 159,. Oct. T., 1908, by defendant, from order C. P. No. 1, Phila. Co., March T., 1903, No. 4178, making absolute rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense in case of Amasa Spring v. John H. Lorimer. Assumpsit for rent. Rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. The opinion of the Superior Court states the case. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Portee, J.,
The court below made absolute a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense, from which order the defendant appeals. The action was brought to recover an unpaid balance owing for the rent of a house in the city of New York. The plaintiff’s statement set forth in detail the circumstances under which the tenancy arose, and the material facts are not denied by the affidavit of defense. The plaintiff, on March 28, 1893, entered into a written agreement with one William Dawson leasing the house for the term of one year from the first day of May, 1893, at a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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