Thomas v. Case

There was evidence tending to support the verdict rendered, namely that the defendant was not indebted to the plaintiff for the amount of rent sued for. The jury were authorized to find from the evidence that the plaintiff, as landlord, had through his agent, a relative of the plaintiff, and whom they were authorized to find had authority in the premises, accepted the surrender of the premises, which he claims were under-lease to the defendant, James J. Case, and that the premises had been used by the plaintiff, either for his own uses or by others. The premises involved were in Ohio. The…