Arnold v. Lemond

This is an unlawful detainer suit instituted before a justice of the peace at Trenton to recover possession of a commercial building in that city. The plaintiff’s warrant was dismissed by the justice of the peace. The circuit judge, trying the case without the intervention of a jury, also rendered judgment for the defendant. The plaintiff’s four assignments of error present but one question for determination: Where a lease contract provides for a termination of the contract, at the option of the lessor, for nonpayment of rent, is formal demand for rents due or past due a prerequisite to…