Fox v. Roethlisberger

On October 5, 1953, and before the end of their term the defendants vacated a Lansing store building they had leased from the plaintiffs and the latter filed their bill to reform the lease and obtain a money decree for the 9 months the premises had remained empty until rerented. The bill was filed to reform the lease because of a scrivener’s error, but this need not directly concern us here since the ■defendants conceded the error and the need to reform. The defendants denied liability mainly on the ground that plaintiffs had refused to relet the premises to one Marshall whom they alleged was…