Jennings v. McComb
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 8, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term, 1886, No. 111. Assumpsit by Samuel McComb and wife to the use of said wife, and Susannah P. McC. Edson against John W. Jennings, for ten months’ rent, for property 702 Sansom street, Philadelphia," from June 1st, 1877,' till April 1st, 1878, inclusive, at $83.33 per month, payable in advance on the first day of each month, with interest.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 8, of Philadelphia county: Of January Term, 1886, No. 111. Assumpsit by Samuel McComb and wife to the use of said wife, and Susannah P. McC. Edson against John W. Jennings, for ten months’ rent, for property 702 Sansom street, Philadelphia," from June 1st, 1877,' till April 1st, 1878, inclusive, at $83.33 per month, payable in advance on the first day of each month, with interest. The narr contained four special counts beside the- common counts. .The first special count sets out that the plaintiff agreed with the defendant that he should have and occupy…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Trunkey
The plaintiffs aver in their declaration that on March 10th, 1875, they agreed with the defendant that he should have and occupy the building No. 702 Sansom Street, for the term of three years from April 1st, 1875, and in consideration thereof the defendant agreed to pay to the plaintiffs, monthly, on the first day of each month in advance, the annual rent of one thousand dollars for the first year, twelve hundred dollars for the second year, and one thousand dollars for the third year. This action is to recover the rent for the last ten months ending on April 1st, 1878.
At the trial, the…
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