California Building Co. v. Drury
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Pierce county, Clifford, J., entered September 12,1917, in favor of the plaintiff, upon withdrawing the case from the jury, in an action for rent.
1Opinion of the CourtMackintosh, J.
— Respondent brought this action to recover rent under a lease for the months subsequent to May, 1916, the appellant having left the premises in that month and refusing to pay rent for the balance of the term provided for in the lease. The appellant, answering the complaint, admitted that he had paid no rent from June 1, 1916, and alleged that the respondent had not properly heated the premises, and that, on account thereof, he had abandoned the same and rescinded the lease; and as an affirmative defense and counterclaim, he alleged that he had incorporated his business under the name of…
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