State v. Downey

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This action steins from a controversy concerning a cash rental farm lease. There is little dispute as to the material facts. The farm land described in the lease comprises approximately 334 acres of pasture land and 220 acres of cultivated land. It is a part of the Fort Dodge Soldiers’ Home and owned by the State of Kansas, appellee herein. The lease was prepared by the State and executed on July 15, 1963, by the State and Michael Downey, appellant. Portions of the lease, pertinent to our consideration, are as follows:

“Witnesseth, That Party…