Coakley v. Mahar
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, entered upon the verdict of a jury, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made upon the minutes of the justice before whom the action was tried.
1Opinion of the Court
Eollett, J.:
This is an appeal. from a judgment, entered on a verdict for sixty-nine dollars and eight cents, recovered at the Oneida Circuit. The pleadings . admit that Sarah Mahar and defendant are tenants in common, each owning an undivided half of No. 26 Jason street, Utica, and that Mary A. Coakley is the general guardi'an of Sarah Mahar. The premises were rented to tenants by defendant with the consent of the general guardian at a monthly rental. For a time the rent was paid equally to the parties, each collecting an alternate month’s rent; but after-wards the defendant collected during…
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