Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Young

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided November 5, 1906PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court;’ Edward W. Winfield, Judge; I. Under the contract between Torrey and appellant, the latter’s lease of the lobby of the hotel for barber shop purposes was renewed and extended by the renewal of Torrey’s lease of the hotel, and did not terminate until the expiration of Torrey’s renewed lease. 18 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 617; lb. 618; lb. 689; lb. 690; 17 Am. & Eng. Enc.

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Appeal from Pulaski Circuit Court;’ Edward W. Winfield, Judge; I. Under the contract between Torrey and appellant, the latter’s lease of the lobby of the hotel for barber shop purposes was renewed and extended by the renewal of Torrey’s lease of the hotel, and did not terminate until the expiration of Torrey’s renewed lease. 18 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 617; lb. 618; lb. 689; lb. 690; 17 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 21 et seq.; 55 Ark. 414. 2. Appellant was not present, had no notice of, nor did he consent to, the proceedings in the probate court to cancel the lease. Such proceedings can not affect his…

1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.

Appellee Young, as lessee of the Metropolitan Hotel in the city of Little Rock, brought an action of unlawful detainer against Mitchell, the appellant, to' obtain possession of a room in the lobby of said hotel occupied by Mitchell as a barber shop. On the trial before a jury the court directed a verdict for the plaintiff in said action, and Mitchell appealed.

The evidence develops these facts: The Metropolitan Hotel was owned by one Young, and at his death passed to his heirs and was probably controlled by the administrator. Torrey had a lease upon -it, and during his lease he sub-leased the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Eten v. . LuysterNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  2. Carpenter v. DresslerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
  3. Bailey v. RichardsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Adams v. GoddardSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1859
  5. Krider v. . RamsaySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1878

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3Cited by12 opinions

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