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Date Created: 2024-08-24T03:29:51.129683

Case No. 6,669.
    HOOF v. LADD.
    [1 Cranch. C. C. 167.] 
    
    Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
    June Term, 1804.
    Landlord and Tenant — Term — Holding Over.
    If a tenant who has occupied and paid rent annually, holds over into a new year, it is evidence of a new demise for a year.
    Debt for rent — demise for one year.
   THE COURT,

was of opinion that although no special agreement was made about the rent, yet if the defendant had occupied and paid rent annually; and had continued into a second year, it was evidence of a new demise for one year. So if he had paid rent monthly, it would be a demise for a month, &c.