BURTON v. CHESAPEAKE BOX & LUMBER CORPORATION


57 S.E.2d 904 (1950)

BURTON v. CHESAPEAKE BOX & LUMBER CORPORATION et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

March 13, 1950.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Martin & Son, Norfolk, for plaintiff in error.

Savage & Lawrence, T. L. Sawyer, Norfolk, for defendants in error.

Before GREGORY, EGGLESTON, SPRATLEY, BUCHANAN, STAPLES, and MILLER, JJ.


SPRATLEY, Justice.

This case presents for our consideration the proper construction of the terms of a lease of land. The facts are without substantial conflict, and the decision depends solely upon questions of law.

On September 15, 1943, George H. Burton, by written lease, demised unto C. L. Burroughs and R. T. Blanchard, trading as Blanchard Box & Crate Company, his building and certain furniture and fixtures therein, located on Wilson Road in South...

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