Stafford v. . Yale

After the defendant’s renewed motion for judgment of nonsuit had been overruled and exception duly entered, the case was submitted to the jury to ascertain whether the lease was from month to month or for a term of three years.

The issue was clearly stated in the following instructions: “You, gentlemen of the jury, understand what the differences between these parties are. That is to say, their differences in what kind of contract it was, and it is the duty of the jury to determine what kind of rental contract exists between these parties. If you find by the greater weight of the evidence with…