Logan v. Herron
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
In Error. DAVID HERRON, the defendant in error, made a parol lease of a farm to James Logan for one year, from the 1st April, 1816. After the expiration of the term, viz. on the 14th April, 1817, the landlord gave notice to the tenant, that it was his desire to have again and re-possess the premises, and that therefore he demanded and required the ■ . . nant to leave the same.
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In Error. DAVID HERRON, the defendant in error, made a parol lease of a farm to James Logan for one year, from the 1st April, 1816. After the expiration of the term, viz. on the 14th April, 1817, the landlord gave notice to the tenant, that it was his desire to have again and re-possess the premises, and that therefore he demanded and required the ■ . . nant to leave the same. This notice not being complied with, he, on the 15th July, 1817, made application to two justices, under the Landlord and Tenant Act, passed March, 1772, in pursuance of which an inquisition was held on the 19th July,…
1Opinion of the Court
Tilghman C. J. —
This was a proceeding by David Herron, against his tenant James Logan, under the Landlord and Tenant Act, to recover possession of. certain lands which had been leased by Herron to Logan. It appears by the inquisition, that on the 1st day of April in the year 1816, Herron made a lease to Logan for the term of one year, by virtue of which Logan held the land until the time of the taking of the inquisition, (the 19th of July in the year 1817,) although he received notice from Herron, on the 14th April in the same year, to quit the premises. The single point in the cause is,…
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