Le Tourneau v. Smith

Plaintiffs leased to the defendant two rooms on the ground floor of a building owned by them on Jefferson avenue, in Detroit, for $500 per year, payable monthly in advance. It was provided in the lease that if, at or before the expiration of the term, the plaintiffs should find a tenant for the whole building, Smith might continue in possession of the whole building, taking a lease therefor for five years, at a rental of $1500 per year, and with a further provision as follows:

“It is further understood and agreed that in case the said parties of the first part do not find a tenant for the…