Legal Opinion
Hawkinson v. Johnston
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 22, 1941No. 11939, 11943PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSEN, Circuit Judge.
Two principal questions are presented for determination: (1) Whether a repudiation of .a lease and an abandonment of the premises, accompanied by a default in the payment of an instalment of rent, may constitute a total breach of the contract of lease, under the law of Missouri; and (2), if so, whether, for such a breach of a 99 year lease, having a remaining term of 67 years, the trial court erred in fixing the determinable or predictable period of damages, under the evidence in this case, at ten years. Some minor contentions also aré raised by defendant, but we do not…
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- Thompson v. IshSupreme Court of Missouri · 1889
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Kanter v. SafranSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
- C & M DEVELOPERS, INC. v. Berbiglia, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1979
- Howard v. Bradshaw and Ona Bradshaw v. United States of America, Howard v. Bradshaw and Ona Bradshaw v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1971
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