Bradley v. Slater

Ragan, C.

Premises were demised by written lease for one year in consideration of a stated rent. The tenant held over his term two months. The landlord then sued to recover rent for the premises for one year after the expiration of the first term upon the theory that the tenant, by holding over, became liable for the rent of the leased premises for a year at the same rent fixed in the first lease. The tenant had a verdict and judgment and the landlord prosecutes error.

The defense of the tenant, so far as material here, was that he held over in pursuance of an agreement with the landlord that…