Hafer v. Marsh

— Plaintiff brought action for unlawful detainer of certain real estate by the defendants, after the latter had failed to comply with the statutory notice to pay rent or surrender the premises. The complaint sought restitution of the rented property, forfeiture of the defendants’ tenancy, and a judgment against the tenants for twice the amount of rent alleged to be due from them. Defendants denied the material allegations of the complaint, and set up five affirmative defenses and a counterclaim, which, in turn, were put in issue by plaintiff’s reply.

The cause was tried to the court without a…