An  action  for  waste  lies  a^ainBt  a  tenant  by  the  cnrtesy,  In
dower,  for  life,  or  for  years,  or  the  assignee  of  stich  a  tenant,
who,  during  his  estate  or  term,  commits  waste  npon  the  real
property  held  by  him,  without  a  special  and  lawful  written  license
BO  to  do;  or  against  such  a  tenant,  who  lets  or  grants  his  estate,
and  still  retaining  possesKion  thereof,  commits  waste  without  a
like  license.
2  R.  S.  S34.  §S  1  and  2  (2  Edm.  344).
f  1602.  Action  by  heir,  devlaec,  ov  BTvantov  of  rcvovslon.
An  heir  or  devisee  may  maintain  an  action  for  waste,  com-
mitted in  the  time  of  his  ancestor  or  testator,  as  well  as  in  liis
own  time.  The  grantor  of  a  reversion  may  maintain  an  action
for  waste,  committed  before  he  aliened  the  same.
Id.,  I  4,  am*d.
1 16R3»  Id.)  by  wiupd  ai^invt  vn»rdfaai«

Such  an  action  may  also  be  maintained  against  a  guardian  by
his  ward,  either  before  or  after  the  termination  of  the  guardian-
diip,  for  waste,  committed  upon  the  real  property  of  the  ward,
during  the  guardianship.
Id.,  part  of  J  1.
I  1654.  Id.;  by  grrantec  of  real  property  «o1d  nnder  exe«
cntlon.
Where  real  property  is  sold  by  virtue  of  an  execution,  the  per-
son, to  whom  a  conveyance  is  executed  pursuant  to  the  sale,
may  maintain  an  action  for  waste,  committed  thereon  after  the
Hale,  against  the  person,  who  was  then  in  possession  of  the
property.
Id.,  %  20.
I  1656.  Jndarment  in  action  aarainvt  tenant  of  pmrtlenlar
estate.
