Cities Service Oil Co. v. Kuckuck

The lease involved in this action was executed on July 14, 1931. On that day defendants were the owners of certain lots in the city of Tomah, Wisconsin. The plaintiff is a corporation engaged in the production, refining, and marketing of petroleum products. As a part of this business, it conducts filling stations for the retail sale of its products. By the terms of the lease, which was entered into before any service station or equipment had been erected on the premises, defendants leased to plaintiff the premises involved. The rent was set at $1 per year. The term of the lease was five years…