Huffman v. Starks

This was a suit upon a parol lease of lands for the term of one year, to commence some thirty days af*475ter the making of the contract. The action was by the lessee against the lessor, to recover possession, the facts being stated in the complaint circumstantially. The court below sustained a demurrer to the complaint, and the plaintiff appeals.

The only question to which our attention is invited is, whether the contract is within the Statute of Brands, 1 G. & H. 849-50.

It is certainly as plain as anything can be, that, under the statute, a parol lease for a term not exceeding three years is…