Lawrence v. White
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for injunction. Before Judge Hammond. Bichmond superior court. July 3, 1908. James B. White leased to Bryan Lawrence a hotel in the city of Augusta known ás “The Albion Hotel” for the term of five years, to begin on the opening of the hotel for the reception of guests not later than April 30th, 1901, with privilege of renewal.
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Petition for injunction. Before Judge Hammond. Bichmond superior court. July 3, 1908. James B. White leased to Bryan Lawrence a hotel in the city of Augusta known ás “The Albion Hotel” for the term of five years, to begin on the opening of the hotel for the reception of guests not later than April 30th, 1901, with privilege of renewal. The stipulated rent was $10,000 per annum, payable in monthly instalments of $833.33. The only portions of the written contract of lease which need be set out are as follows: “The leased premises consist of the. corridor, office, bar, barber-shop, cigar-stand,…
1Opinion of the CourtLumrkin, J.
1. The question in this case is whether the lessee of a hotel, including a barroom, was entitled to a reduction or proportional abatement of the agreed rental, because during the term of the lease the legislature of the State enacted a law prohibiting the sale of alcoholic,.spirituous, malt, or intoxicating liquors, and thus the bar could no longer be used for that purpose. The adjudicated eases with unusual uniformity answer this question in the negative, though they do not all give the same reasons for the ruling. It has been very .generally held that the enforcement by public officers of…
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