Elder v. Epperson

The plaintiff, Mrs. Elder, will be hereafter referred to as the lessor, and the defendant, Mrs. Epperson, as the lessee. The lessee was in possession of premises used as an annex to the Hotel Montgomery in Clarksville, Tennessee, under a lease for a term of years. The lease contained a provision that “the lessee agrees to pay the rent on the first day of each month, but not in advance, and in case of default in the payment of any instalment of the rent for thirty days after the same is due the lessor may declare the lease at an end and collect rents accrued prior to taking possession and the…