Thomas v. Crout
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 6 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 4 Met., 357 ; Johnson’s ex’rs vs. Williams. 2 Smith’s Leading Cases, 249. Taylor’s Landlord and Tenant, 544-5, and notes; lb., 551. 10 Barb. Rep., 496; 19 N. T., 234. CITED— Taylor on Landlord and Tenant, 3d ed., secs. 551, 552, 553, pp. 395-6. 7 Taunton, 191; Lee vs. Riston. 17 Pick., 192; Gaffield vs. Iiopgood. 1 Atkyn., 477 ; ex parte Quincey. 1 if.
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CASE 6 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL FROM KENTON CIRCUIT COURT. CITED— 4 Met., 357 ; Johnson’s ex’rs vs. Williams. 2 Smith’s Leading Cases, 249. Taylor’s Landlord and Tenant, 544-5, and notes; lb., 551. 10 Barb. Rep., 496; 19 N. T., 234. CITED— Taylor on Landlord and Tenant, 3d ed., secs. 551, 552, 553, pp. 395-6. 7 Taunton, 191; Lee vs. Riston. 17 Pick., 192; Gaffield vs. Iiopgood. 1 Atkyn., 477 ; ex parte Quincey. 1 if. Blackstone, 258; Fitzherbert vs. Shaw. 2 Kents Com.,p. 346, top.p. 429, 9th ed. Revised Statutes, 2 Stant., sec. 25, page 230. 1 Bush, 463 ; Musselman vs. Marquis.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Williams
Appellant had a written lease of a lot in Covington for two years from November 1, 1862, upon which he erected a frame house and shed for the purpose of baling and storing hay. Porter, from whom he leased, sold the property about one year before it expired to John and Jo. Younger, who sold it to Crout about one month after their purchase.
Thomas, paid Crout the ground rent after he purchased during the lease. When he paid the last month’s rent in advance, he proposed to take the property for another year, when, as the only witness examined on this point says, “ Crout replied that he was…
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