Kessler v. Slappey

1. The parties to a lease may, by subsequent express agreement, annul the contract, or such intention may be implied by their joint acts and conduct inconsistent with the preexistent relationship. In all cases the true purpose and intent of the parties, as manifested by their words or conduct, viewed in the light of the surrounding facts and circumstances, must govern; but the mere acceptance of the keys by the landlord from a vacating tenant will not itself alone operate to establish as a matter of law an implied surrender and acceptance. Ledsinger v. Burke, 113 Ga. 74, 77 (38 S. E. 313);…