Williamson v. Hallett

Citations

• 108 Wash. 176
• 182 P. 940
• 1919 Wash. LEXIS 823

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant (141)—Unlawful Detainer—Complaint— Allegation as to Existence of Relation. In an action of unlawful detainer, a complaint is not demurrable in failing to allege how and under what terms the defendant took possession, in the absence of any motion to make more definite and certain.</p> <p>Same (126)—Unlawful Detainer—Statutory Provisions — Existence of Relation. The conventional relation of landlord and tenant to sustain an action of unlawful detainer may be created by implication, and arises where defendant entered without the knowledge of plaintiff, who immediately gave notice to quit or pay rent; especially in view of Rem. Code, § 8805, providing that a person obtaining possession without the owner’s consent shall be deemed a tenant by sufferance and liable for reasonable rent.</p>