Horton v. Cooley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract for use and occupation of certain premises in Westfield, from December 28, 1881, to April 29, 1882. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Barker, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; and the defendant alleged exceptions, which appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDevens, J.
It was shown that the plaintiff notified the defendant, on-December 23,1881, that he should hold him liable for *590rent or compensation for nse and occupation of the brick foundry and machine-shop in his possession, if he continued this occupation thereafter. The defendant used these buildings for storage purposes only, although they were furnished with power from a water-wheel near by belonging to the plaintiff, which wheel also furnished power to another of the plaintiff’s buildings.
The defendant claimed not to be liable for compensation for the occupation of the premises as a machine-shop and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Canfield v. CanfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
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