Killebrew v. Murray

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Settle

Affirming.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Woodford Circuit Court declaring invalid and canceling a certain lease, held by appellants upon the land of appellee. Such parts of the lease as are pertinent to the questions involved are here copied:

“This phosphate lease made this the second day of September, 1908, by and between Mrs. Margaret Murray (unmarried), party of the first part, and George W. Killebrew, of Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, party of the second part, witnesseth as follows: The party of the first part for and in consideration of one dollar…