Specht v. Stoker

LATIMER, Justice.

In the summer of 1946 appellants entered into a written lease with appellee, by the terms of which they leased to appellee for a period of five years a portion of 'premises which they owned. We are particularly concerned with the following provisions in the lease: “The premises shall not be underlet, or the' term, in whole or in part, assigned, transferred, or set over by the act ,of the lessee, by process or operation of law, or in any other manner whatsoever, without the written consent of the lessor, and for a violation of this stipulation, in addition to the forfeiture…