Gleadall v. Kenney

Citations

• 23 Pa. Super. 576
• 1903 Pa. Super. LEXIS 118

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and tenant — Statute of fraud — Principal and agent — Memorandum in writing.</p> <p>Where in the body of a lease it is stated that the lease is made by the owner through her' agent, and the lease is executed under seal by both lessee and agent, and is subsequently assigned in writing by the owner herself under seal, the lease cannot be subsequently attacked by the lessee, who went into possession under it, as invalid because there was no written authority from the owner to her agent to execute the lease.</p>