Legal Opinion

Jawer v. Borner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 6, 1922No. Appeal, No. 140PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal, No. 140, Jan. T., 1922, by defendant, from order of C. P. No. 3, Phila. Co., June T., 1921, No. 1050, discharging rule to open judgment, in case of Fannie E. Jawer v. A. Carl Borner. Buie to open judgment entered on warrant in written lease, for one year, with renewal clause from year to year. Before Ferguson, J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Rule discharged. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was above order.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

We adopt the following excerpts from the opinion of the court below, discharging a rule to open a judgment entered by confession, on a warrant contained in a written lease: “The petition......avers that, on or about February 25,1920, the then landlord entered into a parol lease of the premises in question, for a term of three years, beginning May 15, 1920......Defendant’s evidence is to the effect that......, after a notice to terminate the existing tenancy on May 15, 1921, had been received by him, a parol agreement was entered into for the execution of a new lease for three…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Schuyler v. . SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
  2. Despard v. . WalbridgeNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  3. Higgins v. HalliganIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  4. Amsden v. FloydSupreme Court of Vermont · 1888
  5. Abrams v. SherwinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1920

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Pfingstl v. Chenot Et Ux.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1949

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