Sayre v. Roseville Motor Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The plaintiffs instituted this suit to eject the Roseville Motor Company and the other defendants, who are its subtenants, from certain premises in the city of Newark. The defendants set up that they are rightfully in possession under a lease held by the motor company upon the premises, made by Frederick E. Hodge, claiming to be the duly authorized agent of the plaintiffs for that purpose. The lease is in writing, dated February 1st, 1906, and purports to demise the premises for a term of ten years and three months from the date…