Liebreich v. Tyler State Bank & Trust Co.

SELLERS, Justice.

Mrs. I. Liebreich, plaintiff in the trial court, brought this suit against Tyler State Bank & Trust Company to recover the sum of $1,050, which is alleged to be due her under a certain lease contract which she had with the defendant. The defense alleged is that the amount sued for by plaintiff is not due her for the reason that plaintiff and defendant for a valuable .consideration had mutually agreed to a modification of the original lease contract whereby plaintiff agreed to reduce the rents for the remainder of the term of the lease contract. The case was tried before the…