Cole v. Smith

Banke, Presiding Judge.

In 1970, Henry T. and Nelle V. Smith, the appellees in each of the four appeals considered herein, leased certain real property to Eli Cohen, J. Henry Rowland, Jr., Larry Kimball, and Melvin Cohen, who are among the various appellants. In 1974, these original lessees assigned their interests to Ralph Torrance, Alfred Cole, Sr., James Torrance, Jr., and J. Henry Rowland, Jr., giving the latter the status of both an original lessee and an assignee. The rights and obligations of the parties are set out in documents referred to by them as the “Base Lease and Separate Lease…