Heywood v. Tillson
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. An action to recover damages for interfering with the plaintiff’s tenement bouse and refusing to employ any laborer who rented the same. Writ dated February 24, 1879. Plea, general issue. The facts arc much stronger than is necessary to make out a case. It was a wrong done to plaintiff’s property, for which he has a remedy.
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On report. An action to recover damages for interfering with the plaintiff’s tenement bouse and refusing to employ any laborer who rented the same. Writ dated February 24, 1879. Plea, general issue. The facts arc much stronger than is necessary to make out a case. It was a wrong done to plaintiff’s property, for which he has a remedy. It was held in Aldridge v. Stiujvcsant, 1 Hall’s R. (N. Y*) 210, "that an action on the case lies in favor of a landlord,! against any person who so wrongfully and maliciously disturbs his tenants, that they abandon- his premises, and the landlord loses his…
1Opinion of the CourtAppleton, C. J.
This is an action on the case. The plaintiff' in his Avrit alleges that on December 19, 1875 he was seized of a dAvelling house on Hurricane Island of great value, yielding an annual rent of one hundred dollars which he should be receiving, Avere it not for the Avrongful act of the defendant, and ought lo-receive from one Charles H. Sanborn and other tenants; that he leased the dwelling house and premises to said Sanborn for the-term of one year, Avhich sum said Sanborn Avas Avillingto pay; that the defendant was the occupant and oAvner of said Hurricane Island, and engaged in quarrying,…
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