Riesenberg v. Primary Realty Co.

Plaintiff below, appellant here, is the owner of a lot of ground which is held by respondent company, defendant below, under a ninety-nine year lease. Plaintiff having paid taxes on her net income to the Federal government (for the years 1913 to 1918 inclusive) and to the State of Missouri for 1917, brought suit against the defendant company seeking to recover a portion of the taxes so paid by her, alleging that under certain covenants of the lease under which the defendant held said land, the defendant was obligated to pay such portion of the income taxes paid by plaintiff as had been paid…