Greenberg v. Sun Shipbuilding Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Moschzisker,

Plaintiff, Isaac Greenberg, sued in assumpsit to recover “rental,” from December, 1918, to January, 1920, under an “agreement in writing, dated May 21, 1918, wherein and whereby plaintiff leased to defendant premises No. 315 East 5th Street, Chester, Pennsylvania, for the term of two years from June 1, 1918.” The case was tried by the court below without a jury, judgment was entered for defendant, and plaintiff has appealed.

The agreement in question provides, inter alia, that the lessee “agrees to pay as rent therefor [premises previously described] and…