Rocky Mountain Fire Insurance v. Belcher

Plaintiff leased to defendant twenty-nine rooms used as the Carlton Hotel in a described building known as the Rainbow Theatre, in Great Falls. Twenty-two rooms were on the third floor and seven on the second. The lease was made on March 2'0, 1931, for a term of three years beginning March 1, 1931. The rental for the first year was to be $300 per month, and thereafter $350 per month. This action, which was commenced on July 29, 1932, was for the recovery of $1,900 past-due rental.

The answer, as finally amended, admits all the allegations of the complaint and pleads a counterclaim. The…