Sigler v. Gondon
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk-Circuit Court. Action commenced on the twenty-third day of September, 1884, to recover rent reserved in a lease of real estate. In January, 1885, the plaintiff filed a supplemental petition, stating in substance that, since filing the petition, another month’s rent had become due, and judgment was asked therefor. On motion of the defendant, the supplemental petition was stricken from the files, and the plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSeevers, J.
The amount in controversy being less than $100, we are required to answer a question propounded by the circuit court in these words: “Where a lease has been made which provides for the payment of rent in six monthly installments payable on the first day of each month, from May, 1884, to October, 1884, inclusive, and the lessee fails to pay the installment becoming due on the first day of September, 1884, and thereupon, and during the said month of September, suit is commenced upon the said lease for rent, and asks a landlord’s attachment for rent due September 1st, and that to be due October…
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