Glover v. Fidelity & Deposit Co.

Citations

• 75 Wash. 606
• 135 P. 486
• 1913 Wash. LEXIS 1757

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant — Unlawful Detainer — Bonds por Retention oe Premises — Liability on Bond — Rent—Statutes—Construction. Liability under a bond in unlawful detainer, given by defendant to retain possession, and conditioned as required by statute, extends to any rent found due, and not merely to the rent that may accrue subject to the giving of the bond, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 827, providing that a tenant guilty of unlawful detainer shall be liable for twice the amount of damages suffered by the plaintiff by reason of the unlawful detainer and of the rent due, and Id., § 820, providing that a bond to retain possession shall be conditioned to pay the plaintiff such sum as the- plaintiff may recover for the use and occupation of the premises “or any rent found due,” together with all damages sustained by reason of the defendant occupying or keeping possession of the premises.' ’</p>