The plaintiff let to the defendant a space, four feet in width by ten feet in length, immediately adjoining a window known as 1119 Poplar street, for the purpose of carrying on the railroad ticket business exclusively, the defendant to have the right to use said window, and the first brick column to the east of the window, for the purpose of advertising said ticket business to be carried on at said number. The defendant went iiito possession, and put on the window in gilt letters, “ 1119 Poplar street. Fred. Manget, Association Railway Ticket-Broker.” Some time afterwards he removed his place of business to 1117 Poplar street, which is an adjoining locality, and, when so doing, he put up á notice painted on white calico, which covered the lower *281half of the window, stating that he had removed from 1119 to 1117 Poplar street. The building at that time was unoccupied. The plaintiff tore this sign down when the building became occupied, informing the defendant that other tenants objected to it. The defendant then put a white calico sheet over the entire window with the words, “Fred. Manget, ticket broker,” painted on it, and this the plaintiff likewise tore down, and sent word to defendant that if he put up another sign on the window he would be subject to personal violence. The defendant thereupon vacated the premises entirely and ceased to pay rent, claiming that the plaintiff’s act was tantamount to an eviction. This gave rise to the present action.