Paulding v. Dowell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
APPEAR PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST DISTRICT. ' . The plaintiff claimed from the defendant a certain sum for the rent of a house and lot. The latter pleaded,, first, that he was not indebted in any sum whatever; second, that the plaintiff was not the owner of the premises at the institution of the suit; and thirdly, compensation for repairs.
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APPEAR PROM THE COURT OP THE FIRST DISTRICT. ' . The plaintiff claimed from the defendant a certain sum for the rent of a house and lot. The latter pleaded,, first, that he was not indebted in any sum whatever; second, that the plaintiff was not the owner of the premises at the institution of the suit; and thirdly, compensation for repairs. The plaintiff produced no title to the premises, except a former occupancy by himself, which was continued by others in his right for some years. The evidence' showed that it was afterwards deserted, and remained for a long time untenanted and in a state…
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
To a claim for house rent, the defendant pleaded he owed nothing: that, at the institution of the suit, the plaintiff was not owner of the premises: that, when the defendant went in, the house was not in tenantable order, having been deserted for a number of years, and he took peaceable and quiet possession of it and repaired it. The amount spent in repairs was pleaded in reconvention against the plaintiff or whoever might own the house. There was judgment against the plaintiff, who appealed.
The testimony shews he was in possession of the premises in 1819, and rented them to Walton, who…
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