Wittenberg v. Brown

The plaintiff seeks to recover a sum alleged to be due for rent. After receiving notice from the plaintiff that the rent would be increased from $150 to $200 a month, the defendant continued to occupy the premises for a period of four months. The defendant’s claim that he was in possession under a lease for one year at a rent of $150 per month is not sustained by the evidence, and it is found that at the time the defendant received the notice of an increase in the rent he was a tenant from month to month, paying a monthly rental of $150. The question presented is whether the defendant is…