Lyle v. Ginnold

Plaintiff, Erven Lyle, and defendant O. O. Ginnold were friends of long standing, the former being an experienced restaurant operator. During the fall of 1930, plaintiff entered into a written lease covering space in the National Building, Seattle, to be used for restaurant and kindred purposes. The lease was for three years, calling for a monthly rental of seventy-five dollars for the first six months, one hundred fifty dollars for the next year and two hundred dollars for the balance of the term. A two-hundred-dollar deposit, required to secure faithful performance of the lease, was made by…