Munson v. Wray

— Wray filed a complaint before two justices of the peace against Mrs. Munson for holding over her term as tenant. The complaint contains three counts, the first charging the tenancy to be at will, the second by sufferance, and the third that the defendant procured the possession of the premises by fraud. It does not appear that the defendant put in any plea, but as the cause was tried before the justices, and in the Circuit Court on appeal, not guilty must be *404presumed to have been pleaded. The complaint was filed in ..February, 1844. Verdict and judgment for the complainant.

On the trial, the…