Burton v. Bardwell

The opinion of the court was delivered, by

Johnston, C. J.:

Leonard E. Burton is challenging the correctness of a ruling sustaining L. B. Bardwell’s demurrer to his petition. The plaintiff alleged that on November 13, 1917, Alvira J. Bard-well entered into a lease contract with the defendant, Bardwell, by which he rented from her a quarter section of land for a period of ten years from January 1, 1918, for which defendant was to pay as rental $200 per year, in semiannual installments of $100, pay the taxes on the land, keép the buildings insured at his own expense, keep the fences and buildings…