Lyman v. Hermann

Holt, Justice.

In this personal injury action the court directed a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff appeals from the order denying her a new trial.

In the village of Excelsior, fronting its main street, defendant owns three stores under one roof. One of these, about 40 feet long and nearly 15 feet wide, was let by written lease May 1, 1935, to Emil Christensen for one year, for a restaurant. Christensen sold the business to Donald Tharalson in July, 1935, and thereafter defendant accepted the monthly rent from the latter. The lease obligated the lessee at his own cost to “put and keep said…