Supreme Court of Connecticut July 5, 1932 (Coleman v. Brigham)

Banks, J.

The plaintiffs leased an apartment to the defendant for a period of eighteen months terminating October 1st, 1930, by a written lease reserving an annual rental of $1920, payable in monthly payments of $160 each. Prior to the expiration of the lease the plaintiffs informed the defendant that if he intended to occupy the premises he must sign a lease for at least a year.