Federal Land Bank v. Smaagaard

DEYANEY, Chief Justice.

Conversion for the alleged Avrongful taking and detention of certain personal property. The facts are stipulated. The H. A. Stratte Company was, at the time of the commencement of this action, the owner of a tract of farm land upon which plaintiff held a real estate mortgage. One Nelson tenanted the tract from the H. A. Stratte Company under a Avritten lease which entitled the lessor to one-lialf the crops grown thereon during the period of the lease and to a certain amount of cash as rental. The lease further reserved to the lessor title to all the crops to be groAvn…