Wilder v. House

This was an action for trespass upon the person and personal property, brought under the following circumstances: One Bich, being in possession of a house and lot as tenant for a year, permitted Mrs. House, who set up some claim to the property, to take possession of one or two rooms. She and Eich continued in possession for seven or eight months, and until the end of the term, when Eich surrendered his possession to the appellant, Wilder, as the new tenant of his landlord. Wilder and Mrs. House continued the occupancy for several weeks, and until the latter had occasion to be absent for a…