Weeks v. McClanahan

Minor W. Millwee, Associate Justice.

This is an action by a tenant against his subtenant and landlord to recover damages in the form of double rent for the alleged willful and wrongful holding over of the rented lands after the term. For clarity the parties will be referred to as they were designated in the trial court.

The action was filed by plaintiff, P. McClanahan, against the defendants, Alton Weeks and J. O. Anderson. The issues presented by the pleadings were summarized by the trial judge in a preliminary instruction to the jury, as follows: “Gentlemen of the jury, in this case P.…