Joy v. McKay

Citations

• 70 Cal. 445
• 11 P. 763
• 1886 Cal. LEXIS 813

Syllabus

<p>Tenancy at Sufferance or at Will—Termination of—Death of Landlord—Ejectment by Heir—Notice to Quit—Demand.—The death of the landlord terminates a tenancy at sufferance or at will, and thereafter the possession of the tenant is wrongful as against his heirs, who become vested with a right of entry, and may maintain ejectment without previously serving a notice to quit, or demanding possession of the tenant.</p> <p>Ejectment—General Verdict—Conflict of Evidence.—In an action of ejectment, a general verdict is sufficient, and will not be disturbed on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence, if the evidence is substantially conflicting.</p>