Paget v. Electrical Engineering & Supply Co.

The defendant corporation occupied a part of a certain building in the city of St. Paul from October 1, 1891, to October 1, 1892, under a written lease for that year from Mrs. Ella B. Law-ton, the owner of the whole building, at a rental of $100 per month. After the expiration of this lease, defendant remained in the possession of the premises until May 1, 1893, when it occupied an additional space or room at an increased rental of $195 per month for the whole premises, rented and occupied them until about July 15, 1893, when it removed to the city of Minneapolis, and wholly abandoned the…