Golden v. Mount

At all times herein mentioned, Dr. H. A. Mount and Olive L. Mount, his wife, were the owners of a valuable tract of wheat lands in Walla Walla county, something over three thousand acres in extent. Their son, Hubert T. Mount, had recently been released from war service and desired to learn something of farming operations.

In January, 1946, the farm was held under lease by one Cockburn, who had held the land for nine years under a written'lease and extensions thereof, and had notified his lessors that he would surrender possession of the farm upon termination of his lease, after completing the…