Claerhout v. Tromley

September 28,1933, Harry E. Snyder and wife executed a written lease to Earl Tromley covering certain real estate in St. Clair county for a term of three years “with privilege of 5,years’ additional rent to be adjusted.”

Subsequent to the making of this lease, the premises were sold to plaintiffs and rent was paid to plaintiffs until September 28, 1936, that being the period when the three years mentioned in the lease expired. Subsequent to this last mentioned date, plaintiffs brought suit before a circuit court commissioner for restitution of the premises.

Plaintiffs prevailed before the…