Walter H. Sullivan, Inc. v. Johnson

Plaintiff sought reimbursement from defendant in the sum of $2,155.70 for money paid out in settlement of a judgment and for necessary expenses incurred in the defense of an action brought by the lessee of certain premises after a wrongful eviction. From a judgment in favor of defendant plaintiff appeals.

The facts are not disputed and even as presented in the trial court the controversy involved solely an issue of law. The lessor Wright, a predecessor in interest of both plaintiff and defendant, leased the premises to the lessee Warren in 1925 for a term of five years. At the time of the…