Black v. La Porte
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of North Dakota; Joseph W. Woodrough, Judge. Action by William Black against John Ea Porte for damages for the violation of a lease. Judgment for defendant on a verdict directed in his favor, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
MUNGER, District Judge.
The plaintiff in error (hereafter called plaintiff) by an instrument in writing leased a large tract of land in North Dakota to the defendant in error (hereafter called defendant) for a term "of years. Plaintiff brought this action, claiming that the defendant had violated the covenants of the lease. The defendant took issue, and pleaded a set-off. A verdict was directed in favor of the defendant for the amount of his set-off, less a small item of damage allowed to plaintiff, and plaintiff prosecutes this proceeding in error.
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