Kinn v. Slyde

Plaintiff, the landlord, obtained a judgment by confession against the defendant for $103.50 for rent claimed to be due under the terms of a written lease for the month of April, 1925. Afterwards the judgment was opened on motion of the defendant and he was given leave to defend. He filed his affidavit of merits and the cause was heard before the court without a jury. There was a finding and judgment in defendant’s favor and plaintiff appeals.

The record discloses that the defendant was a tenant under a written lease covering a period from May 1, 1924, to April 30, 1925. The lease was for an…