Calvert Building & Construction Co. v. Brehm

SHARP, J.—

The facts out of which this controversy arises are as follows : The plaintiff is the owner of an office building in the city of Baltimore, and on December 30, 1904, by an agreement in writing, leased to the defendant “the rear basement room, corner Bank lane and Equitable court,” * * * “for the term of six years, to commence on the 1st day of January, 1905, or as soon thereafter as the premises are ready for occupancy, at the rent of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per annum, payable in equal monthly payments in advance. on the first of each month in each year, at the office of the…