Charles E. Burt, Inc. v. Seven Grand Corp.

This is a bill in equity filed on May 22, 1958, by the lessee (Burt) of space on the fifth floor of a building in Springfield (a) to enjoin the defendant (Seven Grand) from collecting rents under the lease, (b) to have the lease “rescinded and declared a nullity,” and (c) to obtain damages for the failure of Seven Grand to perform the terms of the lease. The case was referred to a master who proceeded ex parte when the defendant failed to appear at the hearings.

The following facts were found by the master or established by the pleadings. On July 1, 1955, Burt executed a lease 1 of the space…