Mutual Life Insurance v. Polhemus

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment in favor of the defendant-respondent in an action brought to recover the rent of certain premises from August, 1909, to May, 1910, under a written lease made between plaintiff and defendants for a term beginning January 25, 1908, and.expiring May 1, 1911.

At the time of the making of the lease, the defendants con-" stitnted the firm of Polhemus Brothers. The defendant *450D. S. Polhemus defaulted herein, and the defendant-respondent interposed an answer admitting the making of the lease by the. firm of Polhemus Brothers, and the nonpayment by defendant-respondent…