Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Lawson
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1917No. Docket No. 124PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Error to Wayne; Van Zile, J. Assumpsit in justice’s court by M. Frances Stewart against Joseph G. Lawson for rent. There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appealed to the circuit court. Judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
Defendant became a tenant of plaintiff on the 1st day of September, 1914, in a four-family flat *498building on Lathrop avenue in the city of Detroit, under a written lease for one year. The lease was in the ordinary form, with the addition of the following clause:
“Nor shall any of the family or its visitors use foul, abusive, or offensive "language, or become a nuisance to other tenants or neighbors, but, on the contrary, shall at all times conduct themselves peaceably and in a ladylike or gentlemanly manner during the term of this lease.”
Defendant occupied the premises and paid the rent to…
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