Litterer v. Wright

delivered' the opinion of the Court.

This is an appeal from a decree against a lessee on rent notes. It is insisted that the chancellor erred in failing to submit to a jury five issues. The execution in writing of a lease for a term of years is admitted; hut by answer and cross-bill the defendant lessee set up (1) an alleged parol agreement, made prior to the signing of the lease and the rental notes sued on, by which the lessor bound himself to repair or renew a roof on the rented building; and (2) that these repairs were not made, and the roof consequently caved in, to his damage.

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