Sublessee's Rights Upon Principal Lease Termination

A dispute arose concerning a lease agreement where a sublessee, who had never entered into a direct contractual relationship with the lessor, nonetheless continued to occupy the premises after the principal lease was terminated for non-payment of rent. The court held that the sublessee, despite the termination of the main lease, could not claim any right to continued occupation against the lessor because the sublessee's rights derived entirely from the principal lease, which had ceased to exist, thereby invalidating any continued occupancy right under the principle of derivative title.