McKenna v. Reade

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kalisch, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment entered in the Supreme Court on the verdict of a jury, at the Mon mouth Circuit, in favor of the plaintiff-respondent and against the defendant-appellant, in an action, brought by the former against the latter for the use and occupation by him, of certain premises, and also to recover compensation for injuries done to the property while the appellant was in possession thereof.

The facts, succinctly stated, are these: The plaintiff below, respondent here, was the owner of a vacant tract of land in the city of…