Merrick v. Neely

On March. 31,1924, Gardner J. Gwinn and his wife were the owners of certain described real property, situated in the city of Seattle, on which was an apartment house. On that day, they leased the property to Edith ~W. Gay for a term of five years, the term commencing on July 1,1924. The lease was in writing and was executed in duplicate; one of the duplicate copies being retained by the lessor and the other by the lessee. The consideration for the lease was a cash payment of $7,500, and an agreement to pay in advance a stated sum monthly during the term of the lease, save for the last five…