Block v. Wilson

CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff’s claim was for possession of a furnished apartment. He charged that defendants were in default in the payment of rent to the extent of $250 for the period from December 1, 1944 to October 1, 1945. Defendants claimed the rent had been paid in full and filed a counterclaim for $50 for their expenditure in repairing a refrigerator belonging to the landlord. The controversy resolved itself mainly into a dispute as to whether the agreed rent was $75 per month as contended by .plaintiff, or $50 as contended by defendants.

The case was submitted to the jury on eight…