A Treatise on the Law of Landlord and Tenant: Grounded on the Text of Comyns, and Embracing the Important Parts of Woodfall and Chambers |
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Page 77 - ... shall at any time after the said four and twentieth day of June be assigned, granted or surrendered, unless it be by deed or note in writing, signed by the party so assigning, granting or surrendering the same, or their agents thereunto lawfully authorized by writing, or by act and operation of law.
Page 485 - Territories of the United States ; and shall moreover forfeit and pay, by way of civil damages to the party injured by such illegal conduct, the sum of one thousand dollars for each fugitive so lost as aforesaid, to be recovered by action of debt in any of the district or territorial courts aforesaid, within whose jurisdiction the said offence may have been committed.
Page 507 - ... in an action on the case, for the use and occupation of what was so held or enjoyed ; and if in evidence on the trial of such action any parol demise or any agreement (not being by deed) whereon a certain rent was reserved shall appear, the plaintiff in such action shall not therefore be nonsuited, but may make use thereof as an evidence of the Quantum of the damages to be recovered.
Page 731 - ... our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents. Sealed with our seals. Dated the day of in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred...
Page 672 - ... shall then be in the possession of the offender, or in the possession of any other person, with intent thereby to injure or defraud any person, every such offender shall be guilty of felony, and being convicted thereof, shall suffer death as a felon.
Page 12 - That in the construction of this Act the right to make an entry or distress, or bring an action to recover any land or rent shall be deemed to have first accrued at...
Page 578 - ... is depending, by affidavit, or be proved upon the trial, in case the defendant appears...
Page 493 - That no such Tenant shall be prejudiced or damaged by Payment of any Rent to any such Grantor or Conusor, or by Breach of any Condition for Nonpayment of Rent, before Notice shall be given to him of such Grant by the Conusee or Grantee.
Page 579 - ... answer swear to be due and in arrear over and above all just allowances, and also the costs taxed in the said suit, there to remain till the hearing of the cause, or to be paid out to the lessor or landlord on good security...
Page 722 - And that the said grantee, his heirs and Assigns, shall and may from time to time, and at all times forever hereafter, by...