Frisbie v. Price

Citations

• 27 Cal. 253

Syllabus

<p>Contract for Sake of Land as Evidence.—In an action for tlie recovery of real estate, a contract in writing signed by both plaintiff and defendant, for the sale and conveyance of the land in dispute by plaintiff to defendant, is admissible in evidence on behalf of plaintiff, for the purpose of proving that defendant obtained possession of the premises from plaintiff, and went in under him.</p> <p>Notice to Quit.—A landlord cannot maintain an action to recover possession of land from a tenant at will without first giving him notice to quit.</p>