Legal Opinion
Henderson v. Mann Theatres Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 28, 1976No. Civ. 48810PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WOOD, P. J.
In 1929 the owners of vacant land on Hollywood Boulevard leased the property for a term of 99 years. Plaintiffs are successors in interest to the lessors; and defendant is the successor in interest to the lessee. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that a provision in the lease that the rent be paid in gold coin of the United States of America is valid. The trial court concluded that the provision for payment of the rent in gold coin is prohibited by the “Joint Resolution of 1933” enacted by Congress (31 U.S.C. § 463); that the joint resolution was not repealed, expressly or…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Gilgert v. Stockton Port DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
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- Noroian v. Department of AdministrationCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- Emery Bird Thayer Dry Goods Co. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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