Holland v. Reed
Supreme Court of Missouri
ERROR to Linn Circuit Court. The only question this case is, the right of a vendee of the landlord to maintain this action against the tenant.
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ERROR to Linn Circuit Court. The only question this case is, the right of a vendee of the landlord to maintain this action against the tenant. To sustain this right, reference is made to 2 Marshall, 204; 3 Marshall, 149; 2 Littell, 294; 1 Monroe, 127; 2 Dana, 245; 3 Dana, 6.7; 3 B. Monroe, 271. The evidence rejected by the Circuit Court only proved a right in Holland to the possession of the premises, and did not in the least tend to prove that kind of possession in him authorizing this kind of proceeding. In the case of Meehan vs. Walsh, adm’r of Wilcox, reported in 6 Mo. R., 346, this…
1Opinion of the Court
McBride, J.,
delivered, the opinion of the Court.
This was an action of unlawful detainer, brought by Holland against Reed, before a justice of the peace for Linn county, where he obtained judgment, from which the defendant appealed to the Circuit Court. In tiie Circuit Court, the plaintiff took a non-suit, with leave to move to set the same aside, which he did, but the court overruled his motion and entered judgment. He excepted to the opinion of the court, and has brought the case to this court by writ of error.
By the bill of exceptions, it appears that one John McClintock rented the…
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