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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

University of Vermont & State Agricultural College v. Ward, 158 A. 778 (1932)

Citation
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College v. Ward, 158 A. 778 (1932)
Parent Document
University of Vermont & State Agricultural College v. Ward, 158 A. 778 (1932)
Jurisdiction
Vermont (state)
Effective Date
1932-02-04

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This Court, in holding that the plaintiff could recover, applied the law of landlord and tenant that the tenant shall not be permitted to dispute his landlord’s title until the tenant has surrendered the possession of the premises to him; that the rule applies to the assignee of the lease as well as to the lessee himself; and the assignee is bound by his assignor’s acknowledgment of his tenancy of the premises. The Court said: “By attorning to the plaintiff the defendant in legal effect said to her, 'I acknowledge that these premises belong to you, and that I am occupying them as your tenant at a rental of $20 a year, to be paid at a specified time.’ This was equivalent in law to his saying, ‘I request you to let me occupy your premises, and, in consideration thereof, I promise to pay you a rént of $20 a year on a specified day.’ ” *261