Wald v. Bien

On October 12th, 1912, the plaintiffs, Richard H.’ Wald and ■Frederick Forchheinier, were owners in common of a certain tenement house in the city of Cincinnati, which was rented out in apartments, from month to month, to some twenty or more tenants. Some of the tenants paid their rents in advance and some at the end of. the month. None of them had written leases.

The. defendant,' under the name of J. Bokmann, on October 12th, 1912, made.an offer to buy the property. This was declined, but a counter-proposition to sell' or. lease the premises to said Bokmann, on certain terms and conditions,…