Robertus v. Candee

Defendant Candee appeals from judgment following trial without jury in the Sixteenth Judicial Court, Rosebud County, in this action arising from the lease of Candee’s ranchland by Robertus Brothers.

In February of 1977, Robertuses orally agreed with Candee to lease 850 acres of broken land from Candee at $20 per acre ($17,000), to be paid for in three installments. They also agreed that Robertuses would lease about 1,250 acres of unbroken prairie land from Candee, break it and farm it at their own expense, with Candee receiving a one-quarter share of the crop, and Robertuses retaining the…