Manresa v. United States

This is a suit to recover damages for injury to real estate due to waste alleged to have been committed by the defendant under a written lease made and executed by the parties December 13, 1917.

• The plaintiff, for a consideration of $6,666 rental per month, leased to, thé defendant for one year from January 21, 1918, with an option to the defendant to renew said lease annually so long as the needs of the public might require, four acres of land, the same being a part of a 22-acre tract located in Staten Island, New York.

The premises were leased by the defendant for the purpose •of erecting…