Mason & Hamlin Co. v. Devon Manor School

Citations

• 273 Pa. 398
• 117 A. 78
• 1922 Pa. LEXIS 586

Syllabus

<p>Bailment — Lease of pianos — Failure to pay rental — Forfeiture— Replevin.</p> <p>■ 1. Where a lease of pianos contains no provision authorizing the lessor to retake the property for failure to pay rent, the lessor cannot maintain replevin for the pianos because of such failure.</p> <p>2. He may sue for the rent, as it matures, or replevin the property at the expiration of the lease.</p> <p>3. The law will not imply a forfeiture for which the parties have failed to provide.</p>