Story v. Butt

Mrs. Eliza Story had a life-estate in certain lands; she rented them to the plaintiff in error, Jesse C. Story, for the year 1905, and took from him, for the rent, a negotiable promissory note; she died February 20, 1905, having previously transferred to another the rent note. Butt, the defendant in error, was the remainderman, or rather, by purchase, he succeeded to all the rights of a remainderman, and for the purposes of the case may be regarded as such. In the fall of 1905 Butt demanded payment of the , rents of Jesse Storjr, who refused, having paid them to the holder of his rent note.…