Hopkins v. McCarthy
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On exceptions. This is an action of forcible entry and detainer. It was brought iii the Lewiston Municipal Court and went to the Superior Court on appeal by plaintiff. It was tried in the Superior Court without a jury and a decision favorable to the defendant resulted, from which decision plaintiff took exceptions. Case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.
Except against the lessor and his heirs and devisees, and also in opposition to any other person actually having notice, every lease of real estate for more than seven years is imperfect, without record. R. S., Chap. 78, Sec. 14.
*28The owner of a Lewiston business block rented it in distinct parts to different tenants. One McCarthy occupied an upper floor; his lease being for two years, with option for its renewal for a ten-year or fractional term. There is no registry record of that lease of consequence here. A partnership, comprising this plaintiff as a member, was tenant in possession of…
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