The Praetorians v. Simons

LOONEY, Justice.

The antecedent facts are these: On December 11, 1934, D. B. Fielder leased to A. P. Simons a three-story brick building at 1309-11 Jackson Street, City of Dallas, for five years, beginning January 1, 1935 and ending December 31, 1939, the agreed price being $28,800 for the period; payable monthly in advance — the first twelve months at $400 per month and the last forty-eight months at $500 per month — the building to be used by Simons for automobile parking, repairing and servicing pur poses. On February 1, 1935, Fielder was indebted to The Praetorians, a corporation, in the…