Baldwin v. Walker
Supreme Court of Connecticut
IN ERROR. This was an action of covenant for rent. The declaration originally contained but one count, alleging, That on the 15th of February, 1844, an indenture was made between Seth Stoddard, on the one part, and Alfred Walker, the present defendant, of the other part, in the following words: “This indenture, made, &c., witnesseth, that the party of the first part, for the consideration hereinafter mentioned, hath demised, granted and leased, and by these presents, doth…
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IN ERROR. This was an action of covenant for rent. The declaration originally contained but one count, alleging, That on the 15th of February, 1844, an indenture was made between Seth Stoddard, on the one part, and Alfred Walker, the present defendant, of the other part, in the following words: “This indenture, made, &c., witnesseth, that the party of the first part, for the consideration hereinafter mentioned, hath demised, granted and leased, and by these presents, doth hereby demise, grant and lease unto the party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators or assigns, one…
1Opinion of the Court
Church, Ch. J.
The facts in this case, as developed by *180the pleadings, appear briefly to be these. Seth Stoddard and the defendant had been tenants in common of the Woolen Factory, lands, machinery, &c., described in the declaration; and on the 15th day of February, 1844, Stoddard, by indenture under the hands and seals of the respective parties, leased his undivided half thereof to the defendant, his co-tenant, for five years, at an annual rent of one hundred and fifty dollars; with other stipulations, by both parties. This lease was not acknowledged; nor had the defendant caused it to be…
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