Granite Building Corporation v. Greene

The plaintiff, a corporation established under the laws of Rhode Island, and located at - Providence, brings this action of trespass and ejectment to recover possession of two stores, Nos. 15 and 16 Market square, in Providence, which the defendant holds as assignee of a lease made by the plaintiff to Harris & Greene for ten years from April 1, 1898. The plaintiff originally claimed that William R. Greene and George C. Greene were assignees of the lease and its tenants, but after the first jury trial abandoned that claim and now seeks to hold William R. Greene alone.

The lease contained, among…