Saputa v. Catanese

SAMUEL, Judge.

Plaintiffs, as lessors, and defendant, as lessee, entered into a written contract of lease of one of several stores in a building in the City of New Orleans to be used as a drugstore. The lease was for a term of 5 years, commencing on the first day of June, 1962, and for a monthly rental, payable in advance, of $135 for the first year and $150 for the balance of the term. With the signing of the lease the lessee paid the last month’s rent of $150 for May, 1967. Defendant occupied the premises until sometime during the month of September, 1963 when he moved his business to a…