Enquirer Building Co. v. Menke

Plaintiff seeks to recover monthly installments of rent at $188.33 each, with interest, upon a lease for one year of certain rooms in its building. Defendant’s claim is that after he had occupied the premises for several months and paid rent therefor, he notified plaintiff that he was unable and unwilling to further occupy the premises and requested plaintiff to lease the same to other parties; that thereafter other parties were ready, able and willing to take said premises and offered to pay a reduced rent therefor, but that plaintiff refused to rent said premises to such other parties; that…