Beck's Service Stations, Inc. v. Sun Oil Co.

In April, 1927, defendant leased two oil and gasoline filling stations to plaintiffs Beck, then copartners, a condition of the lease being the exclusive sale of defendant’s products at the stations. In July, 1927, with defendant’s written consent, plaintiffs orally sublet the stations at monthly rentals.

About October, 1928, plaintiffs discontinued the use of defendant’s products in their various stations and required the sublessees in the premises leased from defendant to use the products of others. For this breach of - the leases, defendant demanded possession of the stations, and the…