The Religious Herald

A case of some interest to tenants and landlords was decided last week in the Superior Court now in session in this city. In the year 1843 the Collinsville Axe Company sold a building lot to a Mr. Marcy, with a proviso in the deed that if any liquor should be sold on the premises the deed should be void. The Company claimed that liquor had been sold, and asked to be reinstated in their ownership of the land. Marcy denied that liquors had been sold with his knowledge or consent. The judge instructed the jury that if liquor had been sold with the knowledge of Marcy, and he had not attempted to stop the sales, the Company would be entitled to recover; but if sold without his knowledge, the right of ownership had not been forfeited. Verdict of the jury for defendant.