Phalen v. Rilley

This is an action in damages brought by plaintiff Dorothy Phalen, lessor, against defendant Floyd Rilley, lessee, for breach of a written farm lease. The cause was tried to the court sitting without a jury in the sixteenth judicial district, Carter County. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals.

A brief review of the history of this cause is necessary here to properly consider all of the issues presented for review.

The cause was filed in December 1961, and tried in November 1964. Findings of fact and conclusions of law were entered by the court in December 1965, and judgment…