Schultz v. Burlock

Citations

• 6 Pa. Super. 573
• 1898 Pa. Super. LEXIS 200

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and tenant — Lease signed by tenant only — Statute of frauds— Opening judgment.</p> <p>A lease signed only by the lessee is not in contravention of the statute of frauds, one of the purposes of which was for the protection of land owners and was intended to guard them against prejudice in the proof of parol contracts; hence the requirements of the statute are answered by a memorandum in writing signed by the party to be charged therewith.</p> <p>A lease signed and executed by the tenant and accepted by the landlord sustains a judgment in an amicable action in ejectment entered under the agreements of the lease, and there is no abuse of discretion in the refusal of the court below to open the judgment.</p>