Keton v. Silbert

This suit was instituted by H. Silbert against George, Paul, and Gus Costas, for rents eo nomine, and against Frank Keton, as guarantor of the Costases, in the payment of such rents, as per contract. A trial was had in the court below before a jury, and upon an instructed verdict, except as to the amount due as rents, the jury returned into court a verdict for appellee Silbert, allowing him the sum of $397.45.

Appellee Silbert brought the suit for rents as such, and appellant contends that by reason of placing John Maxwell, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Costas Bros., in possession of…