Academy of Music Co. v. Davidson
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court- for Milwaulcee County. The plaintiff corporation owns a theatre building in Milwaukee, known as the Academy of Music. In such building there is a store used as a saloon, which the plaintiff leased to one Tony Yollert for three years from September 15, 1890, at a rental of $1,000 for the first, $1,100 for the second, and $1,200 for the third, year, payable quarterly in advance.
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court- for Milwaulcee County. The plaintiff corporation owns a theatre building in Milwaukee, known as the Academy of Music. In such building there is a store used as a saloon, which the plaintiff leased to one Tony Yollert for three years from September 15, 1890, at a rental of $1,000 for the first, $1,100 for the second, and $1,200 for the third, year, payable quarterly in advance. Yollert went into possession of the saloon under such lease, and paid the instalments of rent which became due September 15 and December 15, 1890. In December, 1890, plaintiff leased the…
1Opinion of the CourtLyoN, C. J.
The plaintiff corporation leased its building, known as the Academy of Music, in the city of Milwaukee, except a store therein used as a.saloon, and some other rooms, to the Milwaukee Theatre Company, a corporation in which defendant was interested as a stockholder and officer. About three months before such lease was executed, such store or saloon was leased by plaintiff to one Tony Yollert for three years from September 15, 1890, at a specified rental. Yollert had made two’ payments of rent, and was not in default when the building was thus leased to the theatre company. In the negotiations…
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