Crittenden v. St. Hill

This is an action in unlawful detainer. The pleaded and proven facts of the case show, substantially, that on the tenth day of June, 1914, the defendant herein and one Everson entered into a lease of the premises in controversy. Plaintiff acquired title to the demised premises from Everson on December 14th of the same year. Immediately following this change of ownership disputes arose between the plaintiff and defendant concerning the legality of the lease held by the latter, which finally culminated in litigation between them. Finally, however, the plaintiff, on July 3, 1915, agreed to waive his objections to the sufficiency of the lease, and further agreed not to disturb the defendant in the possession of the premises, in consideration of her paying the arrears in rent, which, at that time, amounted to $1,260, and covering a period of six months at the monthly rental of $210 as stipulated in the lease. The rent not being paid as thus agreed, plaintiff commenced an action on the sixth day of July, 1915, to recover the same from the defendant, and in that action sued out an attachment. The defendant, on the sixteenth day of July, filed her answer to the complaint therein, together…