Hatch v. Kulick

Stone, Justice.

In the early summer of 1938, defendants completed a new service garage and gasoline station in Little Falls. They had operated the station themselves for some two months when, in response to their newspaper advertisement, plaintiff opened negotiations which resulted in his taking over the property under lease for one year from November 1, 1938. The rent was $1,200, $75 monthly for the first six and $125 monthly for the last six months. After occupying the premises for nine months and paying the rent, plaintiff quit, claiming that he had been inveigled into the lease by the…