Crane Iron Works v. Emanuel Slag Co.

Stewart, P. J.,

This is a rule for judgment for want of a sufficient affidavit of defense. Plaintiff’s claim is based on two leases. The lower slag bank was leased from Jan. 1, 1914, to Sept. 1, 1921, by a lease dated Feb. 1, 1914, marked in the statement Exhibit “A.” The rent was $1500 per year, payable in equal semi-annual instalments on July 1st and Jan. 1st of each year. By a lease dated Jan. 5, 1917, marked Exhibit “B,” the above term was extended to Dec. 31, 1928, and the rental was increased to $1750 per annum, after Sept. 1, 1921, payable in semi-annual instalments on July 1st and Jan.…