D. Ghirardelli & Co. v. Students' Express & Transfer Co.

The Students’ Express and Transfer Company leased the dead wall of its building to the Diamond Rubber Company under a writing which declared, “In consideration of painting my sign on building as agreed free of charge value $40 I hereby lease to undersigned, lessee,” the wall of building located, etc., “for advertising purposes for a period of five years from date with privilege to said lessee to further use said space for a like consideration from year to year, not however to exceed five years.” The Diamond Rubber Company then upon this wall painted the advertising sign of the Transfer…