Coryell v. Robinson Outdoor Advertising Co.

The action here by Earl L. Coryell, plaintiff and appellee, is for rent and damages against Robinson Outdoor Advertising Company of Nebraska, a corporation, defendant and appellant. In the action the defendant filed a cross-petition for return of rent. The case was tried to a jury and verdict was returned in favor of plaintiff for $500 rent, and damages in the amount of $50. From this judgment the defendant has appealed.

The record discloses that on August 26,1936, Earl Coryell Company, a corporation, was lessee in possession of premises on the northwest corner of Fourteenth and N streets in…