Lindsay Bros., Inc. v. Milwaukee Cold Storage Co.

The lessee’s general obligation in respect to the condition of the premises is contained in the clause concerning its delivery of possession at the time of the termination of the lease. That clause provides that possession shall be yielded to the lessor at the end of the term “in the same condition as the same were in at the commencement of said term, reasonable wear and tear . . . excepted.”

As properly interpreted, the lessee’s obligation to the lessor to repair the premises is to be measured by the condition of the premises at the time of the lease’s termination.

A similar clause was…