14 Pa. 286 | Pa. | 1850
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
— A lease is properly a conveyance of any lands or tenements in consideration of rent or other annual recompense, though, doubtless, a return or recompense in gross would be sufficient. This conveyance is for life or for years, or at will; and during the continuance of the term, the tenant is entitled to the exclusive possession and enjoyment of the premises, so that he commits no waste. But the law, resulting from the relation of landlord and tenant, may be modified by the particular covenants in^the lease entered into by the parties; and a mere license to live
The judgment must therefore be reversed and a venire de novo awarded.