Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-09-05 | Page 68 | Plea of Ignorance Meets with Rebuke

PlEA OF IGNORANCE MEETS WIT REBUKE Utah Supreme Court Reverses Opinion in Case of Dora V B. B In nn an opinion handed down yesterday yester- yester day dav b by the thie supreme court of or Utah ju Judgment of pt the lower coUrt for tor plaintiff plaintiff plain plain- tiff Is Is' Is reversed In the case of at Polly PolY A A. A DO d against D Dora ra ran n B B. and the time cas case Is I remanded with Instructions tons to vacate tho the Ju Judgment and dismiss die dis- miss tho the action acton Tho rIho suit was brought b by plaintiff to collect 5 75 alleged alleged to due on a alease alease lease of property In the old stockade and the trial court gave plaintiff Judgment jUdgment Judg jUdg- ment meat for tor the amount asked The Tho action acton alc alleged cd that Dora Jora Dor B. B D T pham p- p ham known as Belle Bele I London Lon Lon- ondon on- on don doii had leased tho the premises known is s 8 ard arid and 56 W W. Second South for a term of or years ears for tor and amid had failed to tolaY pay laY on this lease In the trial court evidence was presented pro pre by hy defendant to the effect that thai tho the premises premise were leased for Immoral purposes which was In violation of ot the terms of tho the lease and In violation of C the laws Jaws of ot the city and state Defendant De De- contended that on this ground the lease was vol void l hence that the plaintiff had no cause of o action against defendant The supreme court holds that the claim of ot Ignorance b by plaintiff of ot the purposes for tOI which the property was being use used l Is without avail aval I As the tho court expressed It I this was a case In which where Ignorance Is profitable V It is folly Coily foly to be bo wise