Cauthron v. Goodwin

CORN, Justice.

This appeal is the outgrowth of an unlawful detainer action in a justice of the peace court, wherein W. H. Goodwin sought to recover possession of a quarter section of farm land.

The record discloses plaintiff leased the land involved to defendant for a term of five years under a written contract which provided for termination of the lease without notice on December 31, 1953. On November 30, 1953, plaintiff served defendant with written notice to surrender the premises on or before the expiration date. Defendant ignored the notice to terminate the tenancy and held over after…