William P. Rae Co. v. Courtney

The plaintiff is the owner by mesne assignments of a lease and an option to purchase contained therein. The defendants, excepting William M. Greve, are the owners of the real property leased. He was the original lessee, and his interest in this action is the same as that of the plaintiff.

The lease was for twenty-one years at an annual rental of two thousand dollars, the lessee to pay the taxes and fire insurance premiums. The lease also provided that the lessee should alter and improve the building on the premises, in accordance with plans and specifications to be approved by the landlords,…