Barton v. Welker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, C. J.:

This appeal stems from an order of the district court where it was adjudged that appellees were entitled to a fractional portion of a maize crop.

In the interest of clarity, appellees Welker will be sometimes referred to as the lessors and appellants Barton as the lessees.

The facts leading up to this appeal will be related as briefly as the state of the record permits.

On February 2, 1953, Ray X. Welker and Mabel D. Welker, as lessors, entered into a farm lease and .purchase agreement with Láveme and Dorothy Barton, as lessees, for a term…