Hubbard v. Cook

Citations

• 153 F. 554
• 82 C.C.A. 508
• 1907 U.S. App. LEXIS 4433

Syllabus

<p>1. Landlord and Tenant — Lease—Right to Cancellation.</p> <p>A lessor of property by a lease which was recorded and assignable without his consent is not entitled to a cancellation of such lease as against an assignee in good faith because of any transactions between the original parties of which the assignee had no knowledge or notice.</p> <p>2. Principal and Agent — Suit by Principal for Fraud — Sufficiency of Evidence.</p> <p>Evidence considered, and held insufficient to entitle a complainant to an accounting from his agents on the ground of their having fraudulently induced him to lease property for less than its fair rental value.</p>