Vogel v. Piper

The complaint in this action is for rent for the months of August and September, 1903, amounting to $150, for an apartment leased by the plaintiff to the defendant for the term of three months commencing June 1, 1903, and ending October 1, 1903. The first defense set up in paragraph 4 of the amended anwer, to which the plaintiff has demurred, sets up a covenant in the lease which reads as follows:

“If said premises shall become vacant during said term, then the landlord, or any person by his order, may re-enter the same, either by force or otherwise, without being liable for any prosecution…