Legal Opinion
Clayman v. Totten
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 4, 1926No. 4265PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARTIN, Chief Justice.
The plaintiff below filed a bill, seeking a decree for the specific performance of a certain written lease. The defendant filed an answer, which had the' effect' of a general demurrer to the bill. The lower court held against the bill, and dismissed it, with costs. ’ Hence this appeal.
It appears from the allegations of the' bill that on May 27, 1919, the defendant, Howe Totten, duly executed a written lease to one John B. Newman for certain real estate situate within the District of Columbia, for a term of five years, beginning June 1, 1919, with the agreement that at…
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- Donovan Motor Car Co. v. NilesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1923
- Jackson Brewing Co. v. WagnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Emery v. HillSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1892
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