Muskogee Land Co. v. Mullins
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the United States Court of Appeals in the Indian Territory.
1Opinion of the Court
ADAMS, Circuit Judge.
This ivas an action brought by the Muskogee Faud Company against the defendant to recover rent for certain premises reserved to it by the terms of a written lease. Defendant remained in possession one year out of the term of two years created by the lease, and refused to occupy the premises or pay rent for the second year. To recover this rent was the object of this suit. The court directed a verdict for defendant. Was that error?
The defense was that the lease is void, because in violation of section 17 of the act of Congress of June 30, 1902 (32 Stat. 504, c. 1323),…
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