Riethmuller v. Burton

Olsen, C.

Appeal by plaintiff from an order denying her alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or for a new trial.

Plaintiff leased to the Burton-Elson Company, a corporation, certain premises in Minneapolis, this state, for a term of two years and nine months, commencing September 1, 1922, at a rental of $225 per month, payable monthly in advance on the first day of each month. The lease contained the usual provision that the lessee should not sublet the premises or assign the lease without the written consent of the lessor. The lessee went into possession and occupied the…