Williams v. Stark

E. C. Stark sued out a dispossessory-warrant proceeding against Mrs. A. W. Williams, based on the ground that the defendant, as his tenant, was holding a certain house over and beyond the term for which the same was rented to her. The defendant filed a counter-affidavit in which she denied that the relationship' of landlord and tenant existed between her and the plain tiff and that slie was holding over and beyond her legal term. The case proceeded to trial, both sides introduced evidence, and the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for possession of the premises and for double rent.…