Legal Opinion
Elmira Corporation v. Bulman
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 1957No. 2016PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
In this controversy a landlord asserting his statutory lien for rent, and the trustees under a chattel deed of trust, each claim the right to prior payment from the proceeds of a sale of the tenant’s personal property.
Appellant landlord leased to one Snyder for the purpose of conducting a grocery business certain premises in the District of Columbia for a period of ten years. The terms of the lease, which commenced on October 29, 1945, provided for a base rent of $350 per month, plus a percentage on the gross volume of business done in excess of $5,000 per week. A sum of…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United States v. United States Smelting Refining & Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Beall v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Morgan v. CampbellSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Fowler v. RapleySupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Davis v. Boyle Bros.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Gathman v. First American Indian Land, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1965
- Recachinas v. KressinDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1958