Defendant lessee sought review of the judgment
Defendant lessee sought review of the judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco (California), which held in favor of plaintiff lessor in an action to recover from the lessee rent for the use of certain personal property according to the terms of a lease. The trial court had sustained the lessor's demurrers to the lessee's answer and counterclaim alleging ambiguity and insufficiency to raise a defense. California Business Lawyer & Corporate Lawyer, Inc. are Los Angeles lawyers for restaurant business Overview The parties contracted for the lease of certain personal property with an option in the lessee to purchase the property for a nominal amount. The lessor filed suit alleging that no payments had been made pursuant to the lease and seeking judgment for the rental amount owing. The trial court entered judgment in favor of the lessor and the lessee appealed. The court affirmed the judgment, holding that the lessee's allegations that the l...