Adolphson v. Hixon

Peterson, Justice.

This is an action to recover rent under a written lease. Defendant counterclaimed for damages claimed to have been caused to his cattle by plaintiffs’ breach of an oral contract, made during the term of the lease, to construct a barn. There was a directed verdict for plaintiffs.

The term of the lease was from March 1, 1940, to March 1, 1941. There was a renewal for the following year.

On October 6, 1940, while the written lease was in force and effect, defendant, the lessee of plaintiffs’ farm in Swift county, went to Bancroft, Iowa, for the purpose of inducing plaintiffs to…