Crawford v. Haywood

SHARPE, Justice.

This appeal is from a judgment rendered in favor of appellees (Landlords) against appellants (Tenants) for rentals due under a written lease and for foreclosure of Landlord’s liens.

In 1959, appellants Eleanor G. Crawford and Elizabeth Crawford, d/b/a Jane’s Special Diets, leased a store building in Corpus Christi, Texas, from appellees Edna Janssen (who later became Mrs. Haywood) and Rueben Janssen, for a period of five years. On August 2, 1960, the parties en tered into a new written lease agreement for a period of five years beginning September 1, 1960 and ending September…