Grammatas v. Peveto

This suit is filed as an ejectment proceeding by a principal lessor, to recover possession of a certain part of a building which had been formerly sub-rented to the defendant by a former principal lessor whose lease the plaintiff had taken over. To put it in a simpler form, the plaintiff is the owner of a lease of an entire building known as the National Hotel in the Town of Leesville. This lease had originally been obtained by several parties who in turn sold their interest in the same to one S.M. Theodos. The original lease which was recorded, was for a period of five years, beginning…