Darling v. Hoban

Plaintiff brought suit to recover the value of a building erected by him under the provisions of a lease made May 1,1877, with defendant, for the term of five years next ensuing, at a yearly rent of $4100. Said lease contained the following clause, viz.:

“ Said second party [meaning the plaintiff] is hereby permitted and agrees to erect a building to reasonably occupy the space between the buildings now on said property and the new Wayne County Savings Bank, to cost not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5000), and to be of equal height with the building now on said corner. Said first party…