Fisher v. Pforzheimer

The plaintiff is the owner of a building on Woodward avenue, in the city of Detroit, the first floor of which was occupied, up to November 1, 1889, by Charles F. Karpp, under a written lease, the term of which did not expire until May, 1891. The plaintiff claims that defendants became the occupants on November 1, and brings this action for the use and occupation from that date until February, 1890.

The testimony offered in the case tended to show that Karpp was agent for his wife, Annie L. Karpp; that in July, 1888, Mrs. Karpp gave to defendants a chattel mortgage of the goods and merchandise…