Streeter v. Ilsley
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Actior on the Pub. Sts. c. 175, to recover possession of a parcel of land in Lowell. At the trial in the Superior Court, before Pitman, J., the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff; and the defendants alleged exceptions, the substance of which appears in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDeyers, J.
The defendants were tenants at will of one Kingsley and one Woodward, paying them a monthly rent for the premises occupied. The defendants neglected for some months to pay the rent agreed, and Kingsley and Woodward made a written lease of the premises, under seal, to the plaintiff, who gave written notice of that fact to the defendants, requiring them to remove from the premises within a time specified, which was admitted to be reasonable. At the expiration of the time, this summary process was brought by the tenant to compel the defendants to surrender the premises. At the trial, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hilbourn v. FoggMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
- Palmer v. BowkerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1871
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Streeter v. IlsleyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890