Mosseller v. . Deaver

Shepherd J.:

The plaintiff had been in possession of the strip of land in controversy from 1884 to March 1888. Whether he entered under the defendant Wilson, the owner, and terms under which he entered, are disputed questions. It is admitted, however that in March, 1887, Wilson, after giving the plaintiff notice to quit, agreed that he should remain upon the land until the succeeding October. The plaintiff continued in possession until March, 1888, when, without any further notice, he was forcibly ejected by the jeme defendant Deaver, a negro, who was acting under the direction and authority…