Case Name: Rose et al. v. Hays
Court: Connecticut Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Connecticut
Decision Date: 1791-01
Citations: 1 Root 244
Docket Number: 
Parties: Rose et al. v. Hays.
Judges: 
Reporter: Connecticut Reports
Volume: 1
Pages: 244–244

Head Matter:
NEW HAVEN COUNTY,
JANUARY TERM, A. D. 1791.
Rose et al. v. Hays.
Tenant by the curtesy liable for waste.
Action of waste by the heirs-at-law against tenant by' the curtesy. General issue to the jury.
Verdict for the plaintiffs and £30 damages.
The law question made in this case was — Whether a tenant by the curtesy was liable for waste.

Opinion:
By the Court.
He is, and upon the same principle, in point of reason and justice as tenant in dower.