Connell v. Brownstein-Louis Co.

Plaintiff recovered judgment for damages for breach of a covenant of a ten-year lease by which .defendant agreed to keep the leased premises in good repair and to yield up said premises upon the termination of the lease in good condition and repair, loss by fire and ordinary wear and tear excepted. The court found in response to the issues presented that “said defendant has allowed said building and premises to become and remain in a condition of impair, waste and deterioration by reason of the failure of said defendant to paint said building and the fire escapes thereon and to paint out…