Elkins v. Lents

TALIAFERRO, Judge.

Defendant appealed from judgment in this, an ejectment proceeding, ordering him to deliver to plaintiff possession of the house and tract of land described in written contract of lease between them.

Plaintiff, appellee, moves to dismiss the appeal on the alleged ground that this Court is without jurisdiction ratione materiae.

The motion is well founded.

The lease in question was by the month and stipulates that the lessee shall pay to the lessor Five ($5) Dollars per month in advance. It is terminable at the will of either party by the giving of ten days’ written notice. At the…