Wainwright v. Lyons

Plaintiffs Clifford and Chesney Wainwright, tenants on defendant Myma Lyons’ farm, appeal from a judgment for defendant in an action to recover damages for the alleged wrongful eviction of plaintiffs.

According to the record on appeal, after defendant Myma Lyons, a resident of Iowa, inherited a 160-acre farm in Caroe Creek Township, Rock Island County, Illinois, her husband, acting as her agent, orally agreed to lease the farm for one year on a 50-50 share basis to plaintiffs who were brothers and who farmed as partners. Plaintiffs were able to enter upon the land beginning September 1, 1974,…