Bluestone v. Deroy

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Frazer,

Plaintiff, trading as the Bluestone Electric Company, leased from Hartrick, premises No. 617 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, for a period of ten years from May 1, 1925, at a rental of $130,000, payable in monthly installments of $1,083.34. The printed form of this lease contained a provisión forbidding assignment or subletting of the premises without lessor’s consent, it however also contained a type-written memorandum to the effect that tenants had the privilege of subletting with the landlord’s approval. The lease further provided that in the event of breach of any…