Ingalls v. Bissot

—This was an action commenced before a justice of the peace by the appellee against the appellant for the recovery of the possession of certain premises held by the appellant as the appellee’s tenant from month to month, the rent, by the terms of the contract, being payable in advance, and the tenant having neglected to pay the rent for the current month.

In the discussion of the action of the court below in overruling the appellant’s motion for a new trial, it is contended for the appellant that to maintain the action it was necessary to prove notice to quit and a demand for the rent,

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