McAllister v. Northern Oil Co., Inc.

This is an action of contract in special assumpsit, with a second count in general assumpsit and specifications, to recover rents under a written lease from the plaintiffs’ assignor, the United States Clothespin Company, to the defendant. Judgment was for the plaintiffs to recover for rent of the premises from July 1, 1940, to Jan. 31, 1947, and the only issue here is whether the findings are sufficient to support the judgment.

The judgment included rent from July 1, 1940, when the defendant ceased paying rent, to February 7, 1941, which was six years prior to the date when the writ issued.…