Higgins v. State

“In England the right of a tenant for life or for years to reasonable estovers is .implied from the mere leasing of farm land. Such estovers are of three kinds: housebote, or a sufficient amount of timber for the repair of buildings and for fuel; plowbote, for the making and repair of implements of husbandry, and haybote, for repairing hedges and fences. This common-law right of estovers is generally recognized in this country, and the right of the tenant to cut down trees for this purpose upheld.” 16 R. C. L. 748. In this State it is declared by the Code, § 61-109: '“The tenant has no right…