Jones v. Durrer

Foote, C.

— This action of unlawful detainer was brought to recover possession of a tract of land alleged to have been leased by the respondent and plaintiff to the defendant, for damages for its detention, and that an alleged lease be declared forfeited. The grounds claimed in favor of the plaintiff’s recovery are, that the defendant had forfeited his right to possession by virtue of certain conditions contained in the lease, and that plaintiff’s right of recovery was complete. The main ground upon wdiich the defendant resists plaintiff’s claim seems to be that he insists that the agreement…