Edmonston v. Webb
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Howell Circuit Court. — Eon. W. N. Evans, Judge. We submit that said parol agreement for written lease and the placing of appellants in actual possession of the leased premises and payment of rent created a tenancy from year to year. (Scolley v. Murray, 34 Mo. 420, 86 Am.
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Appeal from Howell Circuit Court. — Eon. W. N. Evans, Judge. We submit that said parol agreement for written lease and the placing of appellants in actual possession of the leased premises and payment of rent created a tenancy from year to year. (Scolley v. Murray, 34 Mo. 420, 86 Am. Dec. 116), and can only be terminated by the landlord giving sixty days’ written notice as provided in section 4109, Revised Statutes 1899. Verbal letting of agricultural land for a period of years, though invalid as a letting for a term of years, is, on the tenant taking possession of the property, a tenancy…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
Unlawful detainer for a lot or parcel of land in the town of Pomona, Howell county, Missouri. The dimensions of the lot are not disclosed, but it was part of a city block. In November, 1903, the *681ground was owned by William Pitts, who at that time entered into an agreement with the defendants, who compose the firm of the Pomona Real Estate Company, to lease the land to them for a period which was not definitely determined, and at a rental of fifty cents a month or six dollars a year. In the conversations regarding the lease, it was agreed that the letting should be by a written instrument,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Kerr v. ClarkSupreme Court of Missouri · 1853
- Withnell v. PetzoldMissouri Court of Appeals · 1885
- Drey v. DoyleMissouri Court of Appeals · 1887
- Delaney v. FlanaganMissouri Court of Appeals · 1890