Stewart v. Jackson

Citations

• 181 Pa. 549
• 37 A. 518
• 1897 Pa. LEXIS 578

Syllabus

<p>Judgment — Ejectment—Lease—Landlord and tenant.</p> <p>A judgment by confession must be self sustaining on the record.</p> <p>A lease contained a provision for entering an amicable action of ejectment with power of attorney to confess judgment in favor of the lessor and against the lessee or any subtenant, in the event of the nonpayment of the rent as it fell due. The lease was signed by the lessee alone. Judgment was entered against the lessee and a person in possession of the leased premises who was alleged to be a subtenant. Held, that the person in possession was subject to the terms of lease, yet as he had not signed the warrant of attorney there was nothing on the record to sustain the judgment against him.</p>