C. R. Anthony Co., Inc. v. Stroud

Plaintiff Stroud brought this action for rents due from defendant upon a storeroom in Weatherford. The trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

The undisputed facts necessary to an understanding of the controversy are these: Defendant occupied the storeroom for a year under a written lease, which provided for a monthly rental of $100 and expired August 15, 1928. The lease contained the provision “that this lease shall not be considered renewed except by agreement of the parties hereto.” Shortly before the lease expired plaintiff inquired of defendant’s local manager…