Magee v. Indiana Business College

This is an action brought by the appellant against the appellee to collect rent for the use and occupancy by the appellee of a portion of a building owned by appellant in Logansport, Indiana, which was occupied by the appellee for the purpose of conducting a business college therein.

The original complaint was for three months' rent at $50 per month from August 1, 1926, to November 1, 1926. Later, supplemental complaints were filed seeking to collect the rent down to June 1, 1927, making a total of ten months' rent or $500.

A written lease was signed by appellant and appellee on February 20,…