8.  Esty  V.  Baker,  50  Me.  325 ;  Howell  v,  4.  "  The  defendant  was  in  possession,
Howell,  7  Ired.  (N.  C.)  496.  "  The  deter-  holding  for  no  particular  term,  making  no
mination  of  an  estate  at  will  by  an  aliena-  compensation  for  the  use  of  the  land ;  but
tion  by  the  owner  of  the  reversion,  is  one  he  made  an  agreement  to  surrender  the
of  the  legal  incidents  of  such  an  estate  to  premises  whenever  the  landlord  should  re-
which  the  right  of  the  lessee  therein  is  quire  the  possession.  He  was  clearly  a
subject,  and  by  which  it  may  be  as  eifectu-  tenant  at  will."  Burns  v,  Bryant,  31  N.  Y.
ally  determined  as  by  a  notice  to  quit  given  453.  See  Le  Tourneau  v.  Smith,  53  Mich,
accordingto  the  requisitions  of  the  statute,"  473;  Johnson  v,  Johnson,  13  R.  I.  467;
from  Mcrarland  v.  Chase,  7  Gray  (Mass.),  Herrell  v.  Sizcland,  81  111.  457.
462.  So  also  on  an  assignment  by  the  les-  .Where  the  tenant  enters  under  a  con-
see.  McCann  v,  Rathbone,  8  R.  I.  403 ;  tract  for  a  conveyance,  see  Harris  v,  Frink,
Clark  V.  Wheelock,  99  Mass.  14;  Cole  z/.  49  N.  Y.  24;  Freeman  v,  Headley,  33
Lake  Co.,  54  N.  H.  287.  And  see,  gen-  N.  J.  L.  523 ;  Dean  v,  Comstock,  32  111.
erally,  Howard  z^.  Merriam,  s  Cush.  (Mass.)  173.  But  a  refusal  to  accept  a  deed  ends
56^ ;  Stedman  v.  Gassett,  18  Vt.  346.  the  tenancy.     Gould  v,  Thompson,  4  Met.
8.  "  If  the  lessor  determines  the  tenancy  (Mass.)  224.    But  see  Cole  v.  Gill,  14  Iowa,

before    the  wheat   or    other    produce    is  529.
