Samuel H. Chute Co. v. Latta
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $250 rent of leased premises for the months of March and April, 1912. The answer set up an agreement with plaintiff that, when a corporation should be organized for the purpose of conducting the business of exhibiting moving pictures on the leased premises, defendant might assign to it the lease in question, and that such assignment should release him from all further liability, and further alleged the assignment of…
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $250 rent of leased premises for the months of March and April, 1912. The answer set up an agreement with plaintiff that, when a corporation should be organized for the purpose of conducting the business of exhibiting moving pictures on the leased premises, defendant might assign to it the lease in question, and that such assignment should release him from all further liability, and further alleged the assignment of the lease to the Cozy Photo Play Company and the acceptance of the assignment by plaintiff. The case was tried before…
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
1. Plaintiff leased certain premises to one Dahlquist. Later, by a written agreement in which plaintiff, defendant and Dahlquist joined, Dahlquist assigned the lease to defendant, defendant assumed all obligations of the lessee thereunder, and plaintiff consented to the assignment. This action is brought to recover two instalments of rent due upon the lease so assigned. The defense is that there was •a concurrent verbal agreement that the written contract should be no longer operative, in the event defendant should form a corporation known as the Cozy Photo Play Company, and should assign the…
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