Stapleton v. Horton

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This case turns on whether a tenant under a month to month lease is required to give notice of his intention to vacate the premises when nothing relating to notice is contained in the lease agreement.

*200- The plaintiffs filed an action in assumpsit to recover rent from the defendant. After trial before a jury they obtained a verdict in the sum of $1400. The defendant appealed from the entry of. the judgment in the above sum, and the refusal of the court below to grant his motion for a new trial.

The plaintiffs entered into an oral agreement with the defendant, an automobile…