Sjoberg v. Hartz

1 Reported in 271 N.W. 329. This was a suit to recover $2,145 rent alleged to have accrued under a lease of a store building in the village of Middle River. The trial court made findings in favor of defendants, and the case comes here on appeal by plaintiff from the judgment.

December 15, 1926, Richard Sjoberg and the administrator of the Jonas Sjoberg estate leased the building in question to the defendant L.B. Hartz for the purpose of carrying on a general retail store business for a period of five years from January 2, 1927, at an agreed rental of $50 per month for the first year and $65…