Said "Generous"
A landlord's treatment of his tenant wes praised by Judge P. Grant Jones in H. M. Supreme Court yesterday during the hearing of a claim for possession of premises. The landlord, whose claim it was, was Mr. Boris Krivoss and the defendant was his tenant, Mx. Revel Joseph Hayward.
Mr. Krivoss claimed possession of premises occupied by the defendant after the expiration of a six months' lease which ran from May 1, 1939. Two letters from Mr. Krivoss to the defendant were produced. In the first one he gave Mr. Hayward the option of staying on at an increased rental and in the second missive he refused to renew the lease.
Defendant explained that he had already submitted to judgment for rent due for several months in 1939 and that he had written a letter to Mr. Krivoss explaining why he could not get out of the house. He objected to the increase in rent, he told the Judge, who replied, "By which, I am afraid, we are all victimized."
During the hostilities in Shanghai, defendant explained, he had been in business on his own and had experi-mention Finland, he assailed the Gov- enced a very bad time with the reernment for refusing to "take the} cult that he had fallen behind in necessary steps" to assist her neigh-front payments. He produced rent hours. pts in Court and these showed It was considered worthy of note that the payments made had been that Mr, Sandler, visited Finland last allocated to pay off the arrears, week.—United Press.
He explained that he was quite willing fo vacate but he had been Hanson Advises Caution unable to find premises to suit his Stockholm,. Jan. 18. pocket., Mr. Krivoss was then asked by the Judge if, in view of the diffi-"Sweden will defend her independ-cult conditions in the city, he would ence and neutrality," declared the grant the defendant time in which Prime Minister, Mr, Per Albin to find another place. Mr. Krivoss re-Hanson, during a debate on foreign plied that he wanted the premises affairs in the Riksdag yesterday. vacated as he was going to build "Any attempt to violate our neutral-another storey on top. ity he added, "will be met with He would be willing, however, to all the means at our disposal. There let the defendant stay another month can be no question of breaches of until February 15, at a rental of neutrality, such as permission for the $55 for the month which was low transport of belligerent troops through than the rent which should be paid. Sweden or the use of bases in our j "That is very generous treatment territory."
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