Biddle v. Hussman
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was an action to recover rent alleged to be due plaintiff. Under instructions given by the court, which it is unnecessary to set forth, a verdict was rendered for plaintiff for the whole rent reserved.- The opinion of the court sufficiently sets forth the facts. cited 1 Co. on Litt. 143, a 151, 448, 482 ; 8 Cowen, 206 : 18 Gilb. on Rents, p. 30, 59 ; 8 Cowen, 209, 728 ; 2 Co. Inst. 412 ; Cruise Dig.
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Appeal from St. Louis Land Court. This was an action to recover rent alleged to be due plaintiff. Under instructions given by the court, which it is unnecessary to set forth, a verdict was rendered for plaintiff for the whole rent reserved.- The opinion of the court sufficiently sets forth the facts. cited 1 Co. on Litt. 143, a 151, 448, 482 ; 8 Cowen, 206 : 18 Gilb. on Rents, p. 30, 59 ; 8 Cowen, 209, 728 ; 2 Co. Inst. 412 ; Cruise Dig. T. 17, § 19 ; 4 Kent’s Com. 356 ; 3 id. 470 ; 2 East. 575; Taylor’s Land. & Ten. 183, 219; Jackson v. Eddy, 12 Mo. 209 ; 3 Camp. 513 ; 25 Wend. 445 ; 1 Ld.…
1Opinion of the CourtLeonard, Judge
Biddle’s conveyance to the city embracing part of the lot that he had previously leased to Hussman, the first question is as to the effect of that conveyance upon the rent reserved on the prior lease. Littleton (sec. 228) says, “ that, by a grant of a reversion, the rent passes and Coke, in his commentary upon it, tells us “ the reason thereof is, because the rent is incident to the reversion, and passes by the grant of the reversion, as with the superior, without saying cum periinentns.” Gilbert, in his book on Rents, (p. 174,) speaking in reference to the question whether a rent service…
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