Charles Center Case v. Rewerts

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court of Boone county striking and dismissing plaintiff’s complaint under the Forcible Entry and Detainer Act, and from orders denying plaintiff’s motions that the court vacate the judgment and enter declaratory and summary judgments in his favor.

Plaintiff had leased his 190.2-acre dairy farm, known as Intershire, located in the southwest part of Boone county, to the defendants and they had agreed to operate the farm on a 50-50 basis from March 1, 1954 to February 28, 1959. The terms of the tenancy were set forth in a five-page lease and a…