Cook v. Penrod

This is an action of unlawful detainer to recover possession of lands in Stoddard county. The case was here on a previous appeal and a full statement of all the facts will be found in the report of the decision then given (111 Mo. App. 128). The title to the lands is in Laura Cook. They were leased to defendant Penrod by her husband J. M. Cook, as her agent, April 5, 1900, *378for the year 1900, and for a rental of $20 and work to be done by the lessee. On May 19, 1901, a contract in writing was entered into between J. M. Cook and W. R. Penrod, the defendant, by which the latter agreed to…