Maelzer v. Swan

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action to recover the value of corn sold by tenants of Martha E. Swan to G. J. Maelzer, upon which she had a landlord’s lien. One of the tenants sold Maelzer corn of the value of $343.70, and the other sold him corn of the value of *497$253.57. These sales were made when the rent on the leased premises had not been paid. The court found that when Maelzer purchased and paid for the com he knew it came from rented premises; that the persons selling the corn were tenants on the Swan farms; and that the purchaser had notice that the…