The lawsuit of Lillian E. Judkins vs. Thomas J. Charette and others was heard from Dec. 3, 1925 to Feb. 26, 1926. The plaintiff (Judkins) brought the lawsuit on March 25, 1925 because Charette (the new owner) had refused to honor the provisions of Judkins’s lease. Executed in 1920, the lease of the Oak Bluffs’ Eagle Theatre (today, the Island Theatre) would have expired in January 1925 — except that Judkins had given notice in September 1924 as required of her intention to renew for an additional five-year term.
