Skillman v. Lynch

The lease involved in this action in forcible entry and detainer provides: “It is hereby agreed and understood by and between the- parties hereto that this lease may be renewed and extended for one year at a time from its expiration, not to exceed four years, at no increase of the monthly rent, if all the conditions are otherwise agreeable to all parties hereto.” Because gambling was permitted on the premises by the tenant the landlords refused to renew for the year commencing July 1, 1950. Whether by long acquiescence in gambling on the premises the landlords are estopped to predicate their…