Richards v. Silveria

The plaintiffs leased to the defendant a tract of land containing about seventy-nine acres for a term of ten years, commencing December 1, 1921. This action was brought April 10, 1925, to recover damages for alleged waste committed by the defendant and for other alleged breaches of the terms of the lease, but the plaintiffs did' not claim a forfeiture of the defendant’s rights under the lease and he continued in possession of the property. In' addition to denials of the alleged breaches of the lease, the defendant filed a cross-complaint for damages on account of alleged breaches of the lease…