Miles v. Stanke

It appears from the record, and is undisputed, that May 11, 1899, the- plaintiff’s intestate, Ervin Leihy, made a written lease of the building and lot therein -described to the defendants under their firm name of Robert E. Stanke & Co., as expressed”in the lease, “for the term of ■one year from June 1, 1899, or as soon thereafter as the building is fit for occupancy, for the annual rent of $720, to be paid in even and equal proportions on the 1st day of each and -every month; the first payment to be made on the 1st day of June, 1899, or as soon as the building is occupied j” and the…