Jahnke
Jahnke v. Jahnke
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Preston, J.
This is an appeal by the intervener, Title Insurance & Trust Company, a corporation.
The facts are these: On March 15, 1915, one M. Lissner executed a lease to Adolph Jahnke for certain real property situate at 524 South Spring Street in the city of Los Angeles, known as £< Jahnke’s Tavern, ’' for a period of approximately seven years; said lease expiring on March 31, 1922. Immediately after the execution of the lease, the said lessee, Adolph Jahnke, proceeded to fit up, alter, and remodel the leased premises (Jahnke’s Tavern) for the purpose of conducting a restaurant and cafe business therein, and installed therein certain property which forms the subject matter of this action.
On June 7, 1917, the said M. Lissner and the other owners of the building conveyed the “Lissner Building,” of which “Jahnke’s Tavern” was a part, to the said Title Insurance & Trust Company, the intervener and appellant in this action. Prior to the expiration of said lease the said Adolph Jahnke sold the said “ Jahnke’s Tavern” and assigned the lease and all rights thereunder to the defendant Carl Jahnke and one George Kohn, and on or about March 13, 1922, Kohn sold all his interest to the said Carl…