Tolle v. Orth

Action for the recovery of rent of real estate. Error is assigned upon the overruling of the motion for a new trial, which is asked for the alleged reason that the verdict is contrary to the law and the evidence.

The evidence shows that the appellee, Godlove S. Orth, leased the premises, a store-room in Lafayette, to Jacob Stahl and Reinhold Fritch, for the period of five years, ending November 1st, 1877, at an annual rent of seven hundred and twenty dollars, which the lessees agreed to pay in equal instalments at the end of each month. The lessees, as partners in trade, manufactured and sold…