Eckstine v. Webb Walker Jewelry Co.

SPEER, Justice.

From an order, after hearing, a temporary injunction was issued by a district court of Tarrant County in favor of Webb Walker Jewelry Company, a corporation, to which we shall refer as plaintiff, or lessor, against Sam Eckstine, to whom we shall refer as defendant, or lessee. Eck-stine has appealed.

Plaintiff’s pleadings allege that on January 14, 1938, its predecessor in title, by written contract leased to defendant, for a period of five years ending with January IS, 1943, a certain lot about 100 feet square, in the City of Fort Worth, describing the lot, for a rental of $7500…