Tolmas v. Streiffer

Gerson Z. Tolmas, the owner of a certain commercial building in the Parish of Jefferson, known as No. 2023 Metairie Road, brought this suit for possession in October, 1944, against Simon L. Streiffer, who had occupied the premises under a written lease which expired September 30, 1944.

The suit was defended upon the ground that a verbal extension of the lease for the duration of the war had been agreed upon between Tolmas and Streiffer, before the expiration of the lease. In the alternative, a stay order was prayed for upon the ground that Streiffer was in the military service of the United…