Kelley v. Cohen

Respondents owned certain property located at the southeast corner of Sixth avenue and Pine street in the city of Seattle, Washington, and in July, 1926, the respondents leased this property to James K. McDowell for ninety-nine years. Mr. McDowell as signed Ms lease to the Queen City Building Company, which he owned, controlled and managed. One Samuel Cohen had, for several years, been a tenant occupying a store room in the building located on this property. Mr. Cohen had paid his rent, either to respondents or to the Queen City Building Company, for all the time of his occupancy of the store…