Maron v. Swig

Plaintiffs leased certain space in the Spreckels Building, located in the city of Los Angeles, for the purpose of carrying on the jewelry business. Defendants are the owners and lessors. The doors to the demised premises were already equipped with locks, but the lease provided, among other things, that no additional locks would be placed on the doors and no duplicate keys were to be made without the consent of the owners. Three master keys were retained by the lessors, who seldom visited the building: one was kept by Mr. Genis, their agent and manager, one was in the possession of Mr. Lantz,…