Scheerer v. Cuddy

John Bryson, being the owner of certain real estate, leased certain of the rooms in the building thereon to the appellant Los Angeles Lodge No. 42, F. & A. M., for the term of ten years, by a written lease. The lodge took and held actual possession of these rooms, but the lease was not recorded. Subsequently, and while the lodge was in possession, Bryson sold and conveyed the property to the plaintiff, and his deed was duly recorded. Whether the plaintiff had actual notice of possession of the premises by the said appellant, or not, is one of the controverted questions in the case; but it is…