Case Name: John Casey v. Hiram Klette
Court: Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Kentucky
Decision Date: 1868-09-24
Citations: 2 Ky. Op. 552
Docket Number: 
Parties: John Casey v. Hiram Klette.
Judges: 
Reporter: Kentucky Opinions, containing the unreported opinions of the Court of Appeals
Volume: 2
Pages: 552–553

Head Matter:
John Casey v. Hiram Klette.
Ejectment — Notice to Tenant — Hostile Possession — Landlord and Tenant.
In an action of ejectment, where a tenant, repudiating his lease and claiming title to the land, changed the possession from a friendly to a hostile holding, it is not necessary for the owner to give notice to vacate the premises. J
APPEAL PROM KENTON OIR.CUIT COURT.
September 24, 1868.
This was a suit for ouster of appellant from certain lands -held by him under lease from Merritt ITodges. Klette was the original owner of the land, and his tenants allowed ITodges, some 10 or 12 years before, to come into possession of same, under an alleged lease from Klette, and three years before the institution of this action Hodges placed John Casey in possession as his tenant, who refused to vacate, claiming title to the lands. The evidence showed Hodges to bave been an intruder, having gone to the agent of Klette and asked to lease the premises, and was informed that he would have to see Klette in person. Several days later Hodges returned and informed the agent that he had seen Klette and it was all right, and thereupon took possession.
Carlisle & O'Hara, for appellant.
Stevenson & Myers, for appellee.
The instruction to the jury was “That if they believed from all the evidence that the defendant Casey entered on the land in controversy under Merritt Hodges, and that said Hodges entered on the land as tenant of the plaintiff Klette, they must find for the plaintiff.”
Krom a verdict and judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

Opinion:
OPINION OE THE COURT BY
JüDGE PETERS:
It appears from the evidence that appellee had been possessed of the land claimed in this suit for many years; that Hodges ten or twelve years ago occupied the land claiming to have entered under appellee, and a short time before the bringing of this suit he put Casey on the land as his tenant, and renounced his allegiance to appellee.
The length of possession of appellee was sufficient of itself to enable him to maintain the action, and the repudiation of his right by Hodges, and his tenant, changed the possession from a friendly to a hostile holding, and they were not entitled to' a notice to quit theretofore.
The evidence authorized the verdict, and there is no available objection, or error in the instruction.
Wherefore, the judgment is affirmed.