Whittemore v. Smith
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Civil action to recover possession of real estate, with rents and profits; brought to the City Court of the city of New Haven, and tried to the jury on the general issue before Sheldon, J. Verdict for the plaintiff, and appeal to this court by the defendant. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
The complaint demands possession of the premises described in it and two hundred dollars damages. The parties were at issue upon a general denial. The main question was, whether the defendant was wrongfully in possession of the premises. The plaintiff claimed to be the legal owner of the premises; the defendant claimed that he was in possession by virtue of a lease from the agent of the plaintiff to a Mrs. A. C. Downs, and that *377he was occupying the premises as her'agent during her temporary absence; and the defendant, to show that he was lawfully in possession, offered a written lease of the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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