Hancock v. Central Shoe & Clothing Co.

delivered.the opinion of the court:

The estate of Hancock, deceased, and a-Mr. Jenkins were the owners of a store building in Central City. On the third day of July, 1897, the executrix of the estate and Jenkins leased the premises to The Central- Shoe and Clothing Company for a period of three years from the first day of that month, at an agreed rental of seventy-five dollars per month, payable at the end of each month. At the expiration of the lease, the lessee continued in possession, with the consent of the lessors, until the thirty-first day of July, 1904. Prior to vacating the premises,…