Legal Opinion

Emmons v. D. A. Schulte., Inc.

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided March 2, 1923PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The Chancellor.

Complainant bases his claim for relief upon the following contentions, viz.:

First, that the erection of the signs constitutes an alteration of the building of such character as to depreciate its value, and is, therefore, in violation of the covenant of the lease relating to alterations and additions.

Second, if not an alteration, the signs are an addition to the building, and the same not having been consented to by the complainant the covenant of the lease is therefore violated.

Third, the use of the Ninth street wall for general advertisement purposes constitutes waste, and is…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Lowell v. StrahanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  2. Broads v. Mead and CookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  3. Holbrook v. ChamberlinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1874
  4. Davenport v. MagoonOregon Supreme Court · 1884
  5. Adams v. WarnerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1851

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Guy v. StateSuperior Court of Delaware · 1981
  2. Mastrianni v. Apothecaries Hall Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  3. Rogers v. JonesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1959
  4. Rogers v. JonesCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1959
  5. Colonial Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Porreca, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1946

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