Munro v. Irwin

The plaintiff, Munro, commenced this action in the superior court for Pierce county seeking recovery of damages from the defendant, Irwin, for Irwin’s removal of a building from land leased by Munro to Irwin, during the term of the lease. The cause proceeded to trial in the superior court, sitting without a jury, and resulted in findings and judgment denying to Munro relief as prayed for, from which he has appealed to this court.

We refer to Munro and Irwin as the only parties to the action, though their wives are also parties thereto. On April 19, 1927, Munro leased to Irwin a tract of land,…