Aquetong Hall Assn. v. James

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

This is a claim for rent against a decedent’s estate. The plaintiff is a corporation of the first class, not for profit, which owns a building, part of which-is occupied as a lodge hall by the Aquetong Lodge of Odd Fellows. It has no stockholders, but its membership is composed of members of the lodge.

It was admitted that the plaintiff by written lease, dated March 7, 1923, had rented an office in said building to the decedent for the term of one year beginning April 1, 1923, at the rental of $180 per year, payable in monthly instalments of $15 a month in advance'; that…