Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Memorial, Inc. v. Telophase Society of America
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 1976No. Civ. 15937PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KAUFMAN, J.
Plaintiff in this unlawful detainer action appeals from an order granting defendant’s motion for “nonsuit.”
Facts
Memorial Properties, Inc., a corporation, owned property in Anaheim operated as a cemetery and known as The Melrose Abbey. On or about February 15, 1974, upon specified rent payable over the term, Memorial leased a part of the cemetery property to The Telophase Society of America, Inc., a California corporation, (hereinafter “defendant”) for a term of 30 years to be used as a crematory.
Thereafter Memorial sold the cemetery property, including that portion leased to…
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