Legal Opinion
Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated v. Collins Estate, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 19, 1959No. 7769PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOREMAN, District Judge.
This action, commenced in 1941, involves the construction of a lease of store premises in Spartanburg, South Carolina, between the heirs of J. D. Collins, deceased, as landlords, and Montgomery Ward & Co., Incorporated, hereinafter referred to as Ward, as tenant. The original action was instituted by Ward to foreclose a mortgage. The answer of the defendant, Collins Estate, sought a construction of the lease and an accounting of all rents due thereunder. The original prayer for foreclosure of the mortgage was voluntarily dismissed but the District Court retained…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company, and United States of America v. Lyles & Lang Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1955
- Massachusetts v. Western Union Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Faulkner v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. v. Elk Refining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1950
- Isenberg v. BiddleCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1941
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States v. Dollar Rent a Car Systems, Inc., Dollar Rent a Car-Washington, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Johns Hopkins University v. HuttonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
- Bishop Cafeteria Company of Omaha v. FordNebraska Supreme Court · 1964
- Clarke Baridon, Inc., and Cross-Appellant v. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corporation, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1962
- Employer-Teamsters Joint Council No. 84, Health & Welfare Fund v. Weatherall Concrete, Inc.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1979
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