Matinee Corp. v. Matthews

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kelley.

The parties occupy the same relative positions here as in the trial court.

This controversy involves the question of whether *263the plaintiff has a valid fifteen-year lease on premises owned by the defendant.

The litigation between the parties began by the defendant filing a forcible entry and detainer action based upon nonpayment of rent and other breaches of “the lease,” by plaintiff. That lawsuit was resolved by a stipulation dated March 1, 1965, which acknowledged the existence of “the lease,” but provided “that a second officer of the Matinee Corporation * * *…