Williamson v. Heyser

Hall, Justice.

To this action in the statutory form for the recovery of the premises, together with mesne profits, the defendant, Williamson, vouched his landlord, one Daniel Lote, who was thereupon regularly made a party and served. Lote died pending the suit, and his executor was made a party in his stead. On the trial of the case, it was admitted that the plaintiff had the title to the land and had a right to recover it; it was, however, insisted that, inasmuch as Lote’s tenant, Williamson, had boxed and worked the trees growing upon the land for turpentine and had received the income…