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Landlord And Tenant-Leases-Option In Tenant To Cancel In Case Of Governmental Interference With Use Of Premises, Margaret Groefsema S. Ed.
Landlord And Tenant-Leases-Option In Tenant To Cancel In Case Of Governmental Interference With Use Of Premises, Margaret Groefsema S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
A lease of real property for an automobile service station contained a provision for termination of the leasehold at the option of the tenant in case "the use of the said premises for an oil and gasoline filling station be prevented, suspended or limited by any zoning statute or ordinance, or any other municipal or governmental action." Held, this clause applied to release the tenant when wartime rationing of gasoline and tires made it unprofitable for him to operate the filling station. Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation v. Barrett, (Ky. Ct. App. 1944) 181 S.W. (2d) 60.
Insurance-Right Of Insured To Recover Under Disability Clause Of Life Insurance Policy For Self-Inflicted Injury, Robert M. Barton S. Ed.
Insurance-Right Of Insured To Recover Under Disability Clause Of Life Insurance Policy For Self-Inflicted Injury, Robert M. Barton S. Ed.
Michigan Law Review
A policy of life insurance was issued to one Rice providing for payment of certain disability benefits to the insured if he should "sustain a physical impairment such as . . . the permanent loss of the sight of both eyes." As a proximate result of an unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide the insured was blinded. The policy contained no express limitations or restrictions on such self-inflicted injuries but did provide that the insurance company should not be liable for benefits "if the death of the insured resulted from suicide." Rice was apparently sane at the time he attempted to …
Future Interests--Powers Of Appointment--May Creditor-Appointee Of Testator Recover Damages For Breach Of Contract To Appoint In Any Future Will, Allen C. Holmes
Future Interests--Powers Of Appointment--May Creditor-Appointee Of Testator Recover Damages For Breach Of Contract To Appoint In Any Future Will, Allen C. Holmes
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiff made a contract with the donee of a power of appointment granted in these words: "I give and bequeath the principal of said trust fund unto such person or persons and in such estates, interests and proportions as the said Clarence C. Appleton shall in and by his Last Will and Testament in that behalf appoint. I give the said Clarence C. Appleton this power of disposition in order to enable him to make such legacies as he may desire, to his heirs, relatives, friends, or for charity." The donee agreed to execute and did execute a will in …
Judicial Legislation-Patent Law-Has The Doctrine Of Contributory Infringement Been Repudiated?, John B. Waite
Judicial Legislation-Patent Law-Has The Doctrine Of Contributory Infringement Been Repudiated?, John B. Waite
Michigan Law Review
When leaders quarrel the rank and file may flounder; and, in their recent decision of Mercoid Corp. v. Mid-Continent Investment Co., the justices of the Supreme Court have created confusion for lawyers. Four of the seven opinions clearly express intent to promulgate a new rule of law; two deny that intent; one is indefinite; and the purpose of the Court as a whole is left in doubt. Though the decision affects only the patent law, the process of decision concerns every lawyer.