Hansen v. Sweet

BAKES, Justice.

The sole issue on appeal is the division of crop share rental proceeds between a purchaser and vendor, where the purchaser has defaulted and forfeited all interest in real property to the vendor. We reverse the district court and hold 1 that: the purchaser is entitled to crop share rentals on crops severed prior to forfeiture, less the landlord’s share of expenses incurred prior to forfeiture; and the vendor is entitled to crop share rentals for crops severed after forfeiture, less the landlord’s share of expenses incurred after forfeiture.

Mark Hansen was the “vendor,” and…