Aristocrat Highway Displays, Inc. v. Stricklen

This is an appeal from a judgment for defendant in an action to recover the rental of two highway advertising signs which plaintiff erected for defendant on Highway 99, north and south of Bakersfield.

The written contract was dated October 14, 1941, and provided that defendant pay plaintiff $75 per month for thirty-six months for the use of the signs. It contained an acceleration clause in the event of failure to pay the monthly rental and also the following :

“Total number of displays 2. Illuminated 1 Yes. . . . Any loss of advertising, damages or delays caused by the Act of God, strikes,…