De Hart v. Allen

On August 1, 1931, plaintiffs leased a rooming house to defendant for a period of five years at a monthly rental of $250. In December, 1933, the lease was assigned with the consent of the lessor to one Gammons, who accepted the lease and all of its obligations. As a part of the transaction plaintiffs gave defendant a satisfaction of a chattel mortgage which had been executed as security for the rentals. Gammons paid rent for two months, abandoned the premises and disappeared.

In three separate actions in the municipal court against defendant plaintiffs recovered rentals for the period from…