C. M. Staub Shoe Co. v. Byrne

On March 9, 1910, Mrs. Margaret Irvine was the owner of a store and office building situated at the northwest corner of Broadway and Third streets in the city of Los Angeles. On that day she executed a lease of the corner store and basement in said building to the plaintiff for the term of five years commencing on the first day of January, 1911, at a monthly rental of one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, payable in advance on the first day of each month. On February 16, 1911, the building and the premises occupied by the plaintiff were damaged and injured by fire. Prior to the last…