Peterson v. Crockett

N. P. and Doris P. Peterson, husband and wife, plaintiffs in this action, during the month of October, 1928, leased to defendant, George T. Crockett, a building in the city of Bremerton which had for some time been occupied as a hotel, which use was continued by defendant. The lease called for monthly rental of $150, a deposit in that amount having been made by defendant with plaintiffs to apply as the last month’s rental in case the lease was continued in good standing during the term thereof, the deposit otherwise to be forfeited to plaintiffs “as a penalty and not as liquidated damages.”

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