Worthington v. Serkes

QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant, hereinafter called landlord, brought an action for possession of certain premises alleging that appellee, by continuing in possession after the expiration of his lease, had become a tenant by sufferance 1 and that despite proper notice to vacate, had failed to do so. In answer, tenant claimed that he had exercised an option in his lease for a renewal of the term. A jury trial was had and landlord appeals from an adverse verdict and judgment.

The pertinent facts are these: The lease was for a term of five years commencing May 1, 1949 at a monthly rental of…