Newlin v. Le Kron

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

This was an action to cancel a lease on various grounds, including one that its terms had been violated by a-subletting on the part of the tenant, which turned out to be the pivotal point in the case. The‘original lessee was to pay rent of $175 a month for a certain time and then $200 a month: He afterwards sublet the entire term for $300 a month. The defendant claims that the lease had attached thereto a written consent to sublet, and such consent, duly signed by the lessors, attached to the original instrument has been submitted for our…