Dengler v. Michelssen

Citations

• 76 Cal. 125
• 18 P. 138
• 1888 Cal. LEXIS 837

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant — Assignee of Lessee—Reassignment to Lessee. — An assignee of a leasehold estate, by reassigning to the original lessee, discharges himself from liability to the lessor for rent subsequently ac-, cruing.</p> <p>Id.—Failure of Lessor to Deliver Possession—Abandonment et Lessee.—The failure of the lessor to deliver possession of the leased premises to the lessee justifies the latter in abandoning the premises, and discharges him from the liability to pay rent.</p>