Fenton v. Crook

Stevens, V. C.

The complainant, who is a grocer in Plainfield, seeks by injunction to restrain his landlord, Crook, from letting the store adjoining his own to James Butler, Inc., for the purposes of a grocery.

In January, 1916, Mr. Crook owned three parcels of land on three of the corners formed by the intersection of Berkman street and South avenue, Plainfield. On one of the corners he had (1) a-corner building in which, on the first floor, he had himself carried on the grocery business. This floor he leased to complainant. (2) An adjoining shop, then used as a butcher shop. (3) A shop…