Weber v. Schultz
Weber v. Schultz
Opinion of the Court
In this action for damages for alleged wrongful eviction, judgment was for defendants. Plaintiffs appeal from the judgment and from the order denying their motion for a new trial.
In 1942, plaintiffs rented an unfurnished dwelling house from defendant Finley, who is a real estate broker and the son of defendant Mrs. Schultz, the owner of the property. The court found that on December 3, 1946, plaintiffs voluntarily abandoned and surrendered said premises to defendants; that about November 15, 1946, defendants advertised the property for sale; that plaintiff Mrs. Weber stated to defendant Finley that if he would endeavor to sell her furniture for the sum of $1,000 she would surrender and abandon the premises on or about November 28, 1946; that the said Finley agreed to sell the furniture and “that thereafter on or about the 2nd day of December, 1946 the said Mary Weber agreed to abandon and deliver up to the defendant Finley the possession of said premises on the 3rd day of December, 1946, leaving in said premises all the furniture to be sold, and taking from said premises all her personal belongings and likewise taking the refrigerator which she was not selling.”
Appellants contend that the evidence does not support the finding that there was an abandonment of the premises by agreement. There was evidence as follows: The property was listed for sale with Mr. Finley in the early part of November, 1946, and he put a “for sale” sign on the premises. On November 15, 1946, Mrs. Weber called him by telephone and asked if he would sell her furniture if she gave immediate possession of the house. Mr. Finley replied that he would sell her furniture because that would help him sell the house. Mrs. Weber replied that she wanted about $1,000 for the furniture. On November 28, 1946, Mrs. Weber rented a room in a hotel. She told the owner of the hotel that she would be a permanent guest; that her landlord was selling the house where she was “staying,” and she had agreed to give possession of the house provided he would sell her furniture for her; that she would have her refrigerator moved into the hotel; and that she had a telephone at the house which she would like to have moved into her room at the hotel. On that same day (Nov. 28th) she called Mr. Finley by telephone and told him that she had found a place to which she could move, and that she thought she would give him possession of the house “over the weekend.” On December 2, 1946, Mrs. Weber called Mr. Finley
The evidence was sufficient to support the findings that Mrs. Weber had agreed to abandon the premises, and that plaintiffs voluntarily abandoned and surrendered the premises to the defendants. Appellants assert that there is nothing in the
The judgment is affirmed, and the appeal from the order denying the motion for a new trial is dismissed.
Shinn, P. J., and Vallée, J., concurred.
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