Hobbs v. Batory
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County (Jones, J.) At the trial the plaintiff’s second and third prayers, which were granted, were as follows : (2). That by the true construction of the agreement offered in evidence the defendants were cotenants of the plaintiff of the property therein named.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Howard County (Jones, J.) At the trial the plaintiff’s second and third prayers, which were granted, were as follows : (2). That by the true construction of the agreement offered in evidence the defendants were cotenants of the plaintiff of the property therein named. (3). That if, after the termination of the year therein named, they remained in possession of the property as they had held it during that year with the plaintiff’s assent, then they became his tenants from year to year at the rent named in said agreement. The defendants’ prayer, which was…
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought to recover the rent of a farm, alleged to be due from the appellants to the appellee.
The narr. contains the usual money counts and in addition thereto two special counts, viz: One that the appellee rented the farm to the appellants for one year, and the appellants held over for another year, but have not paid the rent for the second year; the other, that the appellants were indebted to the appellee in the sum of $200, for the rent of the farm and in consideration of forbearance to “ press the collection ” thereof, promised to pay the same by the first…
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