Genardini v. Kline
Genardini v. Kline
Opinion of the Court
The appellee, Mose Kline, in 1915 leased some Douglas, Arizona, business property from appellant, Genardini, for three years, with the privilege of renewal for two years, at the agreed fental of $110 per month, or $1,680 per year. Gen
The present controversy is over the rent of the premises from August 31, 1918, to July 20, 1920, and it arose in this way: Kline, before the expiration of the term of his fixed lease of three years, served Genardini with written notice of his election to have it extended two more years as stipulated. Thereafter, on July 20th, Kline made a motion, entitled in the original action, for judgment against Genardini for the difference between the rent reserved in the lease and the rental value of $200, or for $60 per month, and after a hearing upon said motion judgment was entered for the sum of $1,358.60.
From this judgment Genardini appeals, and assigns two reasons why the judgment should not be permitted to stand. The first one is that he offered, when or about the time he was served with notice by Kline of his election to have the lease extended, to turn over possession of the premises; and, second, that the court, in entering judgment in favor of Kline
It may be well to state that, although Kline has been entitled, during the whole term of his lease, to the possession and use of said leased premises, the same, and the possession thereof, has been retained and occupied by Genardini and Ms lessees continuously. He has ignored his contract obligation to turn the property over to Kline, and has been, all the time, a tenant at sufferance of Kline. He now contends that he offered to deliver possession to Kline, and he sets that up in his answer to motion for judgment, and supports it with his affidavit and the affidavit of another. But taking what is contained in affidavits as true, they do not establish a legal tender of possession, and this evidently was the view the trial court took. Of course, if Genardini turned over the possession of leased premises, or in good faith made a sufficient tender to Kline of the possession under the former decision of this court in this case, Genardini would have been relieved from paying the rent claimed. 21 Ariz. 523, 190 Pac. 568.
The contention that the proceeding by motion is not due process of law, and may not be availed of by successful plaintiff in a possessory action of this kind, is completely answered in our former opinion.
We are satisfied that where the rental value of premises is an issue in such proceeding, and is’ ascertained and fixed by the judgment therein, such rental value, under paragraph 1646, Civil Code, becomes, and is, the basis for a judgment, upon motion, for damages “which accrue after the judgment and before delivery of possession,”or which accrue “after affirmance thereof” in case the judgment is stayed by appeal. In this case, instead of entering judgment in favor of Kline for $200 per month, the rental value as found by the jury, the judgment was for the sum of $60 per month, which correctly represents
The judgment of the lower court is affirmed.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- D. J. GENARDINI v. MOSE KLINE
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- Published