Chapman v. Knickerbocker Amusement Co.

This is an appeal on questions of law from two judgments of the Municipal Court of Columbus, finding each of the defendants, appellants herein, guilty of forcibly detaining the property of the plaintiffs, appellees herein.

The record discloses that on August 31, 1947, the plaintiffs entered into a written lease for a three-story building known as the Knickerbocker Theatre Building with a corporation known as Knickerbocker Burlesque, Inc., the name being changed later to Gayety Theatre, Inc. The building consisted of a theatre, restaurant and various other business show rooms and offices. On…