Floyd v Langfield
| Jurisdiction | England & Wales |
| Judgment Date | 01 January 1826 |
| Date | 01 January 1826 |
| Court | High Court |
English Reports Citation: 89 E.R. 155
THE COURTS OF KING'S BENCH AND COMMON PLEAS
case 226. floyd v. langfield. S. C. Lloyd v. Langford, 2 Mod. 174. When a tremor assigns his whole term, rendering rent, he may maintain debt for the rent, but cannot distrain. There may be an executor de son tort of a term (vid. post, p. 261-2); unless it be merged in the reversion by surrender. An action of debt for rent was brought against the defendant as executrix of A. The case upon a special verdict was, that A. being seised in fee of certain lands, leased them to B. for ninety-nine years in consideration of 3001. and B. redemises the whole term to A. rendering 201. rent per annum; [the intent of the bargain being to secure an annuity of 201. to B. which he purchased with 3001.] then A. dies, and the defendant entered upon those redemised lands as guardian to her son. In this case it was agreed, 1. That when a tremor assigns his whole term, rendering rent, although he cannot distrain, because he hath no reversion in him, yet he may (1) Ante, c. 58. 1 Lev. 148. 156 DE TEEM. S. MICH. 1676 1 FREEMAN, 219. maintain an action of debt against the lessee upon this contract. 2 Cro. 487. 45 Ed. 3, 8 (1). Moor, 126 (a). 2. It was agreed, that there may be an executor de son tart of a term, and he shall be liable to the payment of the rent; as it was held in the case of Porter and Sweetney (2), B. R. Trin. 1653. 3. In this case here can be no...
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