Denton v. Moser

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendant landlord appeals from judgment and decree recognizing statutory one-year renewal of a farm lease with plaintiffs. Defendant’s main contention is that the trial court erred in holding the 1973 amendment to Code section 562.7 was effective retroactively as well as prospectively. We affirm.

On December 10, 1968 the parties executed an agreement whereby defendant (landlord) leased to plaintiffs (tenant) his Taylor County, Iowa, farm of approximately 1320 acres.

As pertinent here the lease included:

“(1) Tenant agrees to pay cash rent for the use of the entire premises…