Solomon v. Rogers

The property sued for is a storehouse in the city of Gadsden, one side of which had been rented to and occupied by a shoe shop, and the other side to the defendant Blum, who occupied it until February 1, 1917, when he subleased it to the defendant Solomon. Blum’s original lease ran from February 1, 1916, to February 1, 1917, and was extended to February 1, 1918.

The issues presented on the trial were: (1) Whether defendants were in possession of both halves of the storehouse at the time of suit, including the half disclaimed. (2) Whether, upon the admitted holding over by defendants after the…