Oregon & Washington Railroad v. Vulcan Iron Works
Citations
- 57 Wash. 372
- 106 P. 1120
- 1910 Wash. LEXIS 759
Syllabus
<p>Landlord and Tenant — Unlawful Detainer — When Lies — Deeds —Oral Reservations — Evidence—Admissibility. Where premises are conveyed by deed absolute in form, the grantor remaining in possession under an oral agreement to pay a monthly rental, the conventional relation of landlord and tenant exists, making the summary proceeding by unlawful detainer available, and it is incompetent for the grantor to show by parol a reservation or limitation whereby it was orally agreed that the grantor was to retain an interest and possession for the period of one year upon making the monthly payments.</p> <p>Same — Tenancy from Month to Month — Termination. Such a holding is a tenancy from month to month, under Rem. & Bal. Code, § 8803, and may be terminated at the end of any month by giving the statutory notice.</p>
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- finding that despite no abuse of confidence, the trial court was not in error for ordering a constructive trust when failing to do so would violate equity and good conscience
- “Where there is substantial evidence to support his findings, this Court is without the authority to disturb his conclusions, although it might have found otherwise as an original matter.” (quoting Ferrara v. Walters, 919 So. 2d 876, 880-81 (Miss. 2005))
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Judges: Rudkin
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