Trego v. Rubovits

The plaintiff, Trego, being the owner of 163 and 165 Fifth avenue, Chicago, on November 4, 1891, leased to Edward and Tobias Rubovits the first floor, basement and third floor “together with the use of the elevator, halls and stairways in said building, jointly with the other tenants of said building,” from January 1, 1892, to December 31; 1896, for a total rental of $29,000, to be paid in certain monthly instalments.

The lease contained the promise by the lessees that they ‘ ‘ shall make all repairs needed in or about said premises and will also, at their own expense, keep the elevator in…