Supreme Court of Arkansas February 18, 1892 (Parker v. Geary)

Hemingway, J.

Prior to the act of March 2, 1875, the statute regulating the action of unlawful detainer did not confer upon a landlord the right to maintain it for a failure and refusal to pay the rent when due and to quit possession upon demand in writing by the landlord. Gantt’s Digest, sec. 2934.