Lodge Room Co. v. Pacific Bond & Investment Co.

Plaintiff is the lessee of the third floor of an office building in the city of Seattle, under a contract of lease entered into with the defendant on January 17,1912, the term of the lease being from that date until November 10, 1915, at a monthly rental of $125. The provisions of the lease material to this action are as follows:

“ . . . said rent shall commence on the first day of February, 1912; the period between the date of this lease and said seventh day of February, 1912, being allowed to the lessee without payment of rent, for the purpose of making alterations.

“That the lessee hereby…