Sausser v. Steinmetz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1877, No. 183. • Assumpsit by Daniel Steinmetz against B. E. Sausser and others, trading'as B. E. Sausser & Co. In the fall of 1871, defendants made a parol contract with plaintiff to lease from him, for five years, certain premises. The lease was to commence on January 1st 1872, $2000 to be paid for the first year, and $1750 per year thereafter.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term 1877, No. 183. • Assumpsit by Daniel Steinmetz against B. E. Sausser and others, trading'as B. E. Sausser & Co. In the fall of 1871, defendants made a parol contract with plaintiff to lease from him, for five years, certain premises. The lease was to commence on January 1st 1872, $2000 to be paid for the first year, and $1750 per year thereafter. The plaintiff was to make certain alterations in the building. He commenced these alterations, and in December 1871, defendants presented him with a lease which he…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gordon
It would appear from the evidence in this case that some time in the fall of 1871 B. F. Sausser, representing himself and his copartners, made a parol agreement with Daniel Steinmetz, the plaintiff *326below, to lease for the term of five years, from the 1st of January then next following, certain premises on north Fifth street, in the city of Philadelphia, Steinmetz agreed to make certain alterations in the premises, required and deemed necessary by Sausser, in order properly to fit them for the business the defendants proposed to carry on therein. According to the finding of the jury, the…
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