Whitmarsh v. Cutting

Aug 15, 1813
Reporters:
Per Curiam.

The verdict was clearly against law. The crop sown did ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍not belong to Hilton, but to his successor. This lease was for a year certain, and then renewed for the next year ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍5 and it was his folly to sow when he knew that his term would expire before he could reap. ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍The doctrine of emblements is founded entirely on the uncertainty of the termination of the tenant’s estate. Where that is certain there ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍exists no title to emblements. Without touching any other points, we are of opinion that the verdict was against law ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‍and evidence, and that the judgment below must be reversed.

Judgment reversed.