Amusement Syndicate Co. v. Martling

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, J.:

These two actions grew out of certain business relationships of the litigants in the operation of a billposting plant.

On August 24, 1911, the Amusement Syndicate Company, which owned a billposting plant and advertising franchise pertaining thereto in Wichita, made a written lease of a one-half interest in the plant to E. L. Martling for a term of five years, upon a rental to be paid in specified monthly and annual amounts, with an added conditional grant that if Martling should make all the monthly and annual payments as provided by the…