Murphy v. Traynor

Plaintiff in error, who was the unsuccessful plaintiff in the trial court in an action for unlawful detainer, presents this case here for review by writ of error, asking that the writ be made a supersedeas and operate accordingly. In compliance with his formal request, we have elected finally to determine the cause on the supersedeas application. We shall hereafter refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff in support of his action introduced in evidence a lease. It was conceded that plaintiff, at the time of the trial, was the sole owner of the property covered by the…