Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-03-25
WANT LEASE CANCELLED
Owners Of Church Street Property
Claim Misrepresentation

Charging fraudulent Misrepresentation by
James G. Manos as to the use to which
ne intended to put the building at 1876
Church street. recently leased by him.
Goodman Gafinowitz and his wife. Clara
q. Gafinowitz. owners of the building.
entered In Chittenden county court YES
terday suit in chancery against James
G. Manos. his brothers. William and Louis
Manos. and Max c. Bessey. asking the
court for an order and decree vacatng and
canceiing the lease. John II. Mimms ap-
pears Is solicitor In the case
James G. Manos was formerly the own
er OF the Vermont Candy Kitchen. which
he sold some months ago In the early
part OF the present year. according to the
information filed in the suit. James
Manos. purporting to act for himee!f and
MS brothers, came to negotiate for a lease
or the premises at 1856 Church street This
information sets forth that Mr.. Manos
and his brothers represented that they
Intended to open n candy kitchen. for
the manufacture and sale OF candles in
this building. and that. should the lease
be GRANTED for a sufficient term of years
they would exrend the sum Of $500 in
fitting UP The store for use as candy
Kitchen.
Tho Names brothers it 4. said. desired
that the etore house on the east side Of
the store he included In tho lease, In
order thai It Nigh. he used for the manu-
lecture of candy.
Relying upon che representations made
by James c.. Manos. II Is said that Mr..
0afinow!tz granted the lease on January
n, 1920. 20 take effect on March 1 OF this
year. The contract shows that the build
ing ct lag Church street, together with
the cellar and storehouse in the -enr
was rented for L term of six years at
a rate of s1oSo year for the first three
years to be paid IN monthly iratalments
and sl,140 n year for the next three years
also to be paid IN monthly irstalllnents.
beginning March 7. 1923, ard with Tho
privilege Of renewing the lease FOR a
further period OF four years at tho an
nuai rental os $500, This rent WAS made
due on the first day Of each month. and
IL was agreed that II any rent was due
and unpaid for a period of Il DAYS. or
default in any OF the covenants, then .,
would bo lawful FOR the owner 20 enter
and take possession Of tho property once
more and remove all persons thcrefrom.
On March l. the Manos Brothers took
possession of the premises and Jane
G. Manou ieet n about the same time
for a visit to his homo in Greece. II
Is now nllimed b. GAfinow,tz that the
, representations of Mr.. Nonos az to
, the purposes for which he and his
brother wanted the building were false
and fraudulent. and that the Manos
Brothers never intended TO use the
premises for a candy kitchen. but had
other plans, "a shown by their aubss-
, quent actions.
Tho store IT. question. which was
formerly occupied entirely by NJ. G.
Bessey az n news stand. has been con-
yerted into two stores ard one store
haE been sub leased to Mr. Beasey.
The stor.house has been rented to Pr
other tenant. Il In claim eel. 1t 10 sa!o,
also, that the Manos Brothers favo
not expended the sum OF s2,50o as they
agreeI to do, to TT up the store az n
! oa ndy Kitchen. but that thew have eX.
pcrdet sum loss than $500 b. put
ting In a partition an! making the
premises into two stores. ttus cnhanc-
| ing the rental. valu, OF the property.
Claiming that Mihos never Intended
F.! to fit the place OUT as candy Kitchen.
Gaf;nowitz asks for tho ordNr and de"
cree AZ noted above, and petitions
| thai II. G. Bcssey be instructed by tho
| court 20 pay no more rent money to
Manos. but to place II in tho banl in
| t.,,>A- ~anding the trial OF the cnse