Kean v. Story & Clark Piano Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action, in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $400 for rent of a store building for the months of June, July, August and September, 1912. The answer alleged defendant occupied the premises for February, March, April and May, 1912, and paid rent therefor; that according to the terms of the lease defendant was required, in case it desired to extend the lease further than the term of one year fromvFebruary 1, 1911, to give the lessor notice of 30 days prior to the…
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Action, in the municipal court of Minneapolis to recover $400 for rent of a store building for the months of June, July, August and September, 1912. The answer alleged defendant occupied the premises for February, March, April and May, 1912, and paid rent therefor; that according to the terms of the lease defendant was required, in case it desired to extend the lease further than the term of one year fromvFebruary 1, 1911, to give the lessor notice of 30 days prior to the expiration of the lease of its desire so to do; that such notice wás never given by defendant, and by the terms of the…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
A store building in the city of Minneapolis was let by plaintiff to defendant for one year, beginning February 1, 1911, at the monthly rental of $100. The written lease gave the lessee an option for an additional two years’ term, if notice thereof was given to the lessor. The controversy here is whether such an extension or additional term was effected. The here material part of the lease appears in these words:
“To have and to hold * * * for the term of one (1) year from February 1, 1911, * * * -with option on the part of the lessee to rent for two additional years on thirty (30) days’ notice…
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