Cohn v. Mary Lee Candies, Inc.

By this suit in assumpsit plaintiff seeks to recover an amount which he claims is due him from defendant as the consideration for an assignment of a lease. At the close of plaintiff’s proofs the trial court granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. Judgment of no cause of action was entered and plaintiff has appealed.

For some time prior to March 1, 1936, plaintiff was operating a clothing store at 545 South Saginaw street in the city of Flint. The lease under which he was occupying the premises at a rental of $350 per month expired March 1, 1939. Defendant, a pro prietor of a chain…