Harmon v. Metcalfe

This is an appeal from a judgment rendered upon a jury verdict in an action by plaintiff for unlawful and forcible entry and detainer of a building occupied and operated by defendant as a hotel.

December 10, 1946, the plaintiff, by her agent Campbell, leased the second and third floors of the building to defendant’s sister, Axie Lee Hale. The lease was for one year, at a monthly rental of $125. The lease contained a provision prohibiting assignment or subletting of the premises without plaintiff’s written consent.

During negotiations defendant accompanied Mrs. Hale when she called upon the…