Barker v. Utah Oil Refining Co.

The action was founded upon a written lease upon which defendant admittedly failed to pay rent for the period from January 16, 1943 to the end of the lease. The pleadings show a dispute as to whether or not “Station No. 798” on Lot 47, Plat B of North Ogden Survey was the extent of the lease — as claimed by plaintiff — or Lot 47, Plat B — as claimed by the defendant. The original lease was not introduced, but a copy was attached to defendant’s answer, which plaintiff admitted to be the lease. In its caption the words “Station 798” appear, however, in the leasing clause the wording “Lot 47,…