Campbell v. Hensley

REED, Judge.

This dispute involves the leasing of a filling station. The appellants, as lessors, brought this action against the appellees, as lessees, for unpaid rent. The lessees defended on the ground that the lessors had previously leased the same property to another party for the same term as was provided in the lease on which the current action is based; the lessees also counterclaimed for rent payments previously made by them to the lessors under this later lease.

The trial court dismissed the lessors’ action and also dismissed the lessee’s counterclaim. The lessors appeal from that part…