Hotel Markham, Inc. v. Patterson

Patterson sued appellants for damages, actual and punitive, resulting from the alleged wrongful act of appellants in changing the lock upon, and renting to another, and thereby depriving Patterson of the use of, a certain barber shop which was being operated by Patterson located in the Markham Hotel. The verdict of the jury awarded Patterson Ms barber tools and supplies and $500 money damage.

Appellants changed the lock and rented the barber shop to another without notice to, or the consent of, Patterson. Appellants say they had a legal right to do that; that the relation between them and…