Hammond v. Thompson
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, for rent. The case was submitted to the Superior Court, and, after judgment for the plaintiff, to this court, on appeal, upon agreed facts, the nature of which appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtLathrop, J.
The defendant was a tenant at will of the plaintiff, at a monthly rental of $85, “ payable after the termination of each month of the tenancy.” The agreement was made on September 15, 1894, and by its terms the defendant forthwith entered upon his tenancy. On October 14, 1895, at half past two o’clock in the afternoon, the plaintiff conveyed the premises to a third person, with the understanding between them, which was however unknown to the defendant, that the defendant should be permitted to occupy until he should receive one month’s notice to quit; and in fact he remained in possession…
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