Burgess & Town Council v. Walters
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 90, Jan. T., 1897, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Oct. T., 1888, on verdict for plaintiff. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace in proceedings to obtain possession under the landlord and tenant act of December 14, 1863. Before Hemphill, P. J. The case was previously reported in 147 Pa. 501, where the facte appear.
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Appeal, No. 90, Jan. T., 1897, by defendants, from judgment of C. P. Chester Co., Oct. T., 1888, on verdict for plaintiff. Appeal from judgment of justice of the peace in proceedings to obtain possession under the landlord and tenant act of December 14, 1863. Before Hemphill, P. J. The case was previously reported in 147 Pa. 501, where the facte appear. Defendants’ points and the answers thereto among others were as follows: 2. To establish a renewal of the lease, the jury must find that the proposition of the town council, as set forth in their resolution of June 2, 1885, was submitted to…
1Opinion of the Court
Per Curiam,
This is a proceeding to recover possession under the landlord and tenant laws. It was heard in 1892, and is reported in 147 Pa. 501. We then held that the character of the defendants’ possession, and whether it was held under the alleged renewal • of a former lease made by the borough councils or as tenants from year to year, was a question of fact to be decided by the jury. The case went back for a new trial upon that question. The new trial has been had and lias resulted in a finding that the extension of the old lease authorized by a borough ordinance, which changed the notice…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Borough v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1892
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