Gauche Realty Co. v. Janssen

In the month of July, 1909, plaintiff leased to defendant Herman J. Janssen for a period of ten years certain property in the city of New Orleans to be used solely as a restaurant. On February 4, 1910, by mutual consent, the said lease was transferred to the Janssen Catering Company, Limited, of which said Janssen is the president, the other defendant herein, which assumed all the obligations imposed by said lease upon the original lessee.

At the time of the execution of the lease to Janssen in 1909, extensive alterations and repairs were made to the premises in order to meet the requirements…