Stuchell v. Mortland

This appeal concerns principally the right of a sublessor to remove a sublessee’s improvements erected during the sublease term after the sublessee has failed to remove his improvements within the period stipulated for that purpose in the sublease.

The facts are briefly these. On October 1, 1944, lessees Mortland 1 executed a written lease with the Indian heirs of Charley Farmer of recreational real estate known as Tu-lalip Shores in Snohomish County, Washington, for a term which the parties agree expired July 6, 1970. The lease expressly bound the parties thereto and their respective…