Newport News & Old Point Railway & Electric Co. v. Bickford
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Elizabeth City county in a proceeding by motion for a judgment for money. Judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
The foundation of this motion for judgment is an open account which grows out of a lease contract between the plaintiff as lessor and the defendant as lessee, dated March 21, 1903, supplemented by additional terms, dated April 16, 1904.
In addition to the general issue the defendant pleaded an eviction from the leased premises, and also filed three special pleas. These pleas aver that the plaintiff’s motion is based upon a written lease for certain hotel premises known as “Buckroe Beach,” situated about three miles from the town of Hampcon, Va.; that under the terms of the lease the defendant…
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