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1 Wend. 52

Mumford v. Brown

New York Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1828

New York Supreme Court · decided 1828-05-15

This was an actioii under the statute for double rent against a tenant holding over after notice to quit. (1 R. L. 440, s. 21.) The suit was or'§inaIly commenced before a justice, by Mumford against Brown, and a recovery had for $25. The defendant appealec* to the common pleas; and, on the trial of the cause, the plaintiff was nonsuited, the court being of opinion that the 1 , plaintiff was not entitled to recover.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 1865

2 state decisions

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Decided 1828-05-15

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¶1*53By the Court,

Savage, Ch. J.

¶2That this action lies by one tenant in common against another, has been decided in England. That point does not, however, necessarily arise, as the facts in my judgment do not warrant the action. A lew days previous to the expiration of the term, the plain tin’s agent called with a written demand of the possession. Before the term expired, the defendant offered possession of half, which was all the plaintiff demanded or was entitled to. The agent refused having any thing to do with it. The defendant remained in possession, as he had a right to do, unless the plaintiff came to receive possession. They were tenants in common. The defendant certainly offered to give possession, and did not act at variance with that offer. He was not bound to abandon the possession, nor to make partition and occupy one half. His possession of the whole was lawful, as he did not prevent his co-tenant from occupying with him.

¶3The court below decided correctly,

¶4Judgment affirmed.

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