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Allen v. Champion

Ohio Supreme Court

Decided August 15, 1834

Ohio Supreme Court · decided 1834-08-15

Trespass and assault and battery, and injury to personal property. Plea, not guilty — son assault — and entry by tbe landlord to remove goods from his house, etc. 673] *The plaintiff offered a deposition, tbe notice for which: was served at 8 A. M., to take it at 8 P, M. on the same day. This, was objected to.

Decided 1834-08-15

LANE, J.

¶1The law knows no fractions of days, and notwithstanding the phraseology of the statute, it is necessary to give at least a day’s notice. The deposition must be rejected.

¶2It having been proven that the plaintiff was a tenant of a house of the defendant, Champion, and that he had given permission to the other defendants to enter and occupy as his tenants, if they could do so peaceably, a witness was asked by the defendant if the plaintiff had paid his rent.

¶3LANE, J. thought the evidence inadmissible.

¶4WRIGHT and WOOD, J. thought the circumstances attending the entry, such as the non payment of rent, notice to quit, &o.r were admissible in mitigation of damages.

¶5Verdict and judgment for plaintiff.

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