Legal Opinion
Morris v. Knox Corporation
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 8, 1943PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEBRING, J.:
S. H. Morris and Dorothy Morris, his wife, are the owners of certain real property in Miami Beach, Florida. On April 15, 1940 they executed a 99 year lease of the premises to Warsaw Corporation. The lease was made assignable, it being stipulated that upon assignment the assignee should succeed to all rights and obligations of the original lessee.
On August 24, 1940 the Warsaw Corporation assigned the lease to Knox Corporation. Thereafter, pursuant to the terms of the lease, Knox Corporation constructed a modern building on the premises for use as a hotel. As an aid to financing the…
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