Ford v. Jennings

Plaintiff Grace Ford appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendants in this action to recover money damages for the destruction by fire of a building which she owned.

In 1965 Donald E. Jennings, d/b/a Grundy Vending Company, leased a commercial building in the City of Morris from plaintiff and her husband. The written lease specified that the building was to be occupied by lessee as a vending business only and that the premises were not to be sublet without the consent of the lessor. After Jennings took possession of the premises, part of the building was used by Jennings d/b/a…