Brodrib v. Doberstein

The defendant was the lessee of certain premises occupied by him as a lunch room. The premises were sold by his lessor to the plaintiff and the defendant moved out. Several days later the plaintiff started to take off certain awnings which were on the front of the building. The defendant protested, claiming that the awnings belonged to him by virtue of the fact that when he purchased the business from his predecessor the awnings went with it. The plaintiff notwithstanding this removed the awnings and later when defendant demanded them, refused to return them. The defendant made complaint to a…