Schmidt v. Cohan

GLADNEY, Judge..

This appeal is from a judgment condemning lessees to pay for damages to the premises leased by plaintiffs. From a judgment which awarded plaintiffs the sum of $213, the defendants have appealed.

The petition of Joseph E. Schmidt and his wife, owners of a house and lot identified as Municipal No. 235 Preston Avenue in Shreveport, Louisiana, alleges that on March 21, 1955 a written contract of lease was entered into for a period of one year from April 1, 1955, with Fred L. Cohan and his wife. The agreement stipulated the lessees would upon termination of the lease, restore the…