United States Gypsum Co. v. Schiavo Bros.

485 F. Supp. 46, 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12247
CourtDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
DecidedMay 22, 1979
DocketCiv. A. No. 74-3165
StatusPublished
Cited by5 cases

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United States Gypsum Co. v. Schiavo Bros., 485 F. Supp. 46, 1979 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12247 (E.D. Pa. 1979).

Opinion

POLLAK, District Judge.

In December, 1974, United States Gypsum Co. commenced this landlord-tenant action, alleging that defendant-tenant Schia-vo Brothers, Inc., failed to surrender the leasehold property on time and clear of debris. A ten-day non-jury trial was held in late 1975 and early 1976. In May, 1978, [48]*48Judge Fogel ruled in defendant’s favor, filing an exhaustive opinion which concluded that defendant had not breached “either an express covenant to peaceably surrender the [premises] or an implied covenant to return the land in substantially the same condition as existed at the inception of the lease, (reasonable wear and tear excepted).”1 Pursuant to Rule 59 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, plaintiff has moved for a new trial.2

I.

Before considering the grounds of plaintiff’s motion, it will be helpful to summarize Judge Fogel’s findings of facts and conclusions of law.

In January, 1963, the parties to this litigation entered into a lease agreement for a tract of land located in Southwest Philadelphia and referred to throughout the litigation as Area F. The map below shows its location.3

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