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34 Mich. 347

Wilmarth v. Palmer

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided June 21, 1876

Michigan Supreme Court · decided 1876-06-21

This was an appeal by Erviu Palmer from the 'decision of the commissionei’s on claims in the matter of the estate of James Lee, deceased, disallowing his claim.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 1923

2 state decisions

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Decided 1876-06-21

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'■Campbell, J:

¶1Ervin Palmer undertook to prove a claim against Lee’s ■estate, consisting of demands purchased from co-tenants of Lee for use and occupation by him of their common estate.

¶2There was no proof of any agreement or understanding that Lee was to pay his co-tenants for the use of the land. This being so, the case comes directly within the ruling in Everts v. Beach, 31 Mich., 136, and the court erred in holding that there was such a liability.

¶3The suggestion that the tenant held adversely would •destroy the relation of landlord and tenant entirely, and would be equally fatal as an objection to recovering rent.— Hogsett v. Ellis, 17 Mich., 351.

¶4The judgment must be reversed, with costs.

The other Justices concurred.
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