Clark & Stevens v. Gerke

The facts of this case are that the appellees are the owners; of the lot of ground and premises in the city of Baltimore mentioned in the proceedings as No. 5 West Lexington street now occupied by the appellants for the .purposes of their business, as merchants. On the 30th day of April, 1903, the appellees gave to the appellants an agreement to lease to the latter these premises for the period of ten years with the priv ilége of an extension of the term of said lease for a further period of four years at a rental of six thousand dollars per year, and ón the 31st of October, 1903, accordingly…