Skinner v. Gibson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Benson, J.:

This action is by a lessee to recover damages from the lessor because the premises were materially less in area than represented. The question to be determined relates to the measure of damages. The petition- states that the appellant was engaged in buying, selling and keeping cattle and in pasturing and preparing them for market; that with knowledge of *433these facts, the appellee leased to him certain lands described in the lease as “comprising in all three pastures, 5380 acres, more or less, according to the government survey,” and as an…