Legal Opinion

Spiess v. Simon

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 18, 1916No. Appeal, No. 231PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Appeal, No. 231, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 1, Philadelphia Co., June T., 1915, No. 2582, on verdict for plaintiff in . case of C. Wm. Spiess, trading as Lewis A. Taulane, v. Francis Simon. Assumpsit for rent. Before Bregy, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $689. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in giving binding instructions for plaintiff.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Williams, J.,

The lease between the parties to this controversy provided “that either party......may determine this Lease at the end of said term, by giving the other notice thereof, at least ninety days prior thereto,......but in default of such notice, this Lease shall continue upon the same terms and conditions......for a further period of one year.......” The term began May 1, 1914, and was for one year. In January, 1915, the defendant called upon, and told the plaintiff that unless certain repairs, which he requested, were made before the end of the term he would remove from the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Fotterall v. ArmourSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Kahn v. Bancamerica-Blair Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  2. Holmes Electric Protective Co. v. GoldsteinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Brown v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1948
  4. Gold v. Fox Film Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Diamond v. DruckerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1955

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