Renoud v. Daskam
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Bill in equity to compel the respondents to execute a lease to the petitioner. The facts were found by a committee. The petitioner, on the 18th day of April] 1862, leased of one William Daskam a store in the town of Norwalk for a term of five years from Apiil 1st 1862, at a yearly rent of $150, payable quarterly and at the expiration of each quarter.
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Bill in equity to compel the respondents to execute a lease to the petitioner. The facts were found by a committee. The petitioner, on the 18th day of April] 1862, leased of one William Daskam a store in the town of Norwalk for a term of five years from Apiil 1st 1862, at a yearly rent of $150, payable quarterly and at the expiration of each quarter. The lease, which was in writing and executed by both parties, contained a provision that if the lessee should neglect to pay the rent according to the terms of the lease it should thereupon expire and be determined and the lessor might re-enter…
1Opinion of the CourtPark, J.
This case depends upon the construction that shall be given to that part of the lease executed between these parties, which is as follows: ££ The said William Daskam also further covenanting and agreeing, that after the expiration of said term of five years, he will, if thereto desired by the said John W. Renoud, make and execute to the said Renoud a lease of the said premises for the further term of five years, upoxx the terms and conditions in this lease contained.”
The petitioner claims that this provision of the lease gave him a reasonable time after the expiration of the five years in…
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