Haynes v. McDonald

This is an action brought by appellant against appellee to recover rent alleged by appellant to be due the estate of his testator, Josiah McDonald, from appellee by reason of the demise of certain premises to appellee by Josiah McDonald in his lifetime.

The premises were demised for one year and before the expiration of the year appellant’s testator died, and the land which he had demised in his lifetime to appellee was devised by his will to various parties or was inherited by his heirs by descent. The manner in which it thus passed from the testator is immaterial for the determination of…