Hunstock v. Palmer

FLY, Associate Justice.

This suit is founded upon an account for rent of a house in San Antonio, owned by appellant. Appellee rented it to use for the purpose of a house of prostitution, and did use it all the time for that purpose. Appellant, who was plaintiff in the court below, knew to what purpose it would be put when he made the contract, and was cognizant of the fact that it was all the time being used for immoral and improper purposes. The case was tried by the judge of the trial -court without the intervention of a jury, and he gave judgment for the defendant, for the reason, as stated…