Jacobs v. Kagan

This is a suit for recovery on a written contract of lease. Plaintiff, the lessor of the property, claims from the defendant $126.08 which is made up of the following items:

Rent for the month of September, 1942 ................. $35.00 Damage to leased premises caused by defendant .......... 66.08 Attorneys fees ......................................... 25.00

The defendant resists any liability for the rent on the ground that plaintiff interfered with his peaceable possession of the premises during the continuance of the lease and denies that the property was damaged while it was being…