Stollenwerch v. Eure
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Forrest county. Horn Paul B. JOHNSON, Judge. Action by C. C. Eure against E. F. Stollenwerch. On appeal to the circuit court there was judgment for plaintiff against defendant and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, surety on appeal bond, and Stollenwerch appeals.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Forrest county. Horn Paul B. JOHNSON, Judge. Action by C. C. Eure against E. F. Stollenwerch. On appeal to the circuit court there was judgment for plaintiff against defendant and the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, surety on appeal bond, and Stollenwerch appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. i It is apparent that learned counsel for appellee misconceived the import of the pleadings and the issue involved. The appellant entered under a contract made in 1917; be stayed on the premises by virtue of the entry made under the…
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The appellee was the owner of a house and lot in the city of Hattiesburg, Miss., located at 802 West Pine street, and which was leased to the appellant in the year 1917 verbally for a term of five years, and the appellant paid for the first year by notes, which were taken up and paid as they matured. In the latter part of .1917 the appellant wrote the appellee, stating:
*864“As the time nears for the termination of the lease, I thought it was not amiss to write you with a view of renewal of lease as we are very reluctant to move and in fact are fearful cannot he so well situated elsewhere; if you…
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