Milligan v. Haggerty

Plaintiff brought this suit to recover damages for an alleged breach by defendants of a leasehold contract. On trial before the circuit judge without a jury, judgment was entered in favor of defendants, and this appeal followed.

Plaintiff is the sole heir at law of Alexander D. Fowler, deceased, and succeeded to his property rights. On the 16th day of October, 1922, Mr. Fowler entered into a lease with defendant John S. Hag-gerty, who, during a portion of the period involved in this suit, was doing business as the Haggerty Brick Company. For a number of years prior to the lease Mr. Haggerty…