State ex rel. McMahon v. St. Paul

*1040The opinion of the court was delivered by

Blandhard, J.

The relator was a tenant occupying certain storehouse premises in the city of New Orleans.

There had been, years before, a written contract of lease of the property by the year. This written lease had been renewed for several years, then the written lease ceased, and verbal renewals took place.

This continued down to the year 1899, when there was a verbal renewal of the lease for another year from October 1st, 1899, to September 30th, 1900.

This is the contention of relator.

Per contra the owner of the property contends that the successive…