State v. Williamson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Van Syckel, J.

Proceedings commenced in the First District Court of Newark, under the summary provisions of the Landlord and Tenant act, are the subject of review in this case.

The prosecutor denies that the District Court had jurisdic-' tion of the case.

The affidavit of the landlord, upon which the proceedings are founded, alleges “that Joseph Waters is in possession of the demised premises, and that he has held and occupied the .same from on or about the first day of April, 1892, as tenant -of deponent, and without any special agreement between them…