Rogers v. Teager
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court. — Hon. J. B. Rockaeellow, Judge. Action at law upon a written lease of land for the recovery of rent and for damages for alleged violations of the terms thereof, and for the enforcement of a landlord’s lien. At the close of the testimony, the court sustained the defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in his favor and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
1. Landlord and tenant: forfeiture: duty of landlord: right of tenant: opportunity to perform. Plaintiff made to defendant a lease of Ms farm for the term of one year, beginning March 1, 1913. The rental agreed upon was one-half of all grain raised on the premises ‘ ‘ delivered to market at the option ’ ’ °£ the lessor, also cash rent for the land then seeded to alfalfa at $7.00 per acre, and for land then in pasture, $5.00 per acre. It was further agreed that 16 acres of the cultivated land should be planted to small grain and the remainder (except land in alfalfa and pasture) should be…
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