Coleman v. Haight

Merrick, O. J.

This is an action for the recovery of rent. On the 27th of January, 1857, the plaintiff leased to the defendant certain premises, from 18th of February to the 31st of October, 1857, at sixty dollars per month, payable monthly, with J. G. Goodall as security.

In the month of March following, it became necessary to take down a wall of the house leased for the purpose of constructing a large building on the adjoining property, called the Seaman’s Home, and about the middle of the month the premises were abandoned by the defendant as uninhabitable. This suit is brought to recover of…