Logan v. Davis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from O’Brien District Oourt. — William Hutchinson, Judge. The plaintiff, appellee, demanded of the defendant the rental value of land occupied by defendant. The defendant contended that he was liable for not more than five years of use and possession of the premises. The trial court held him liable for the value of the use during the entire period of occupancy. Defendant appeals. —
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
— I. The parties were in dispute as to whether plaintiff had title to the land. The dispute began in 1890, and ended in May, 1914, when the Supreme Court of the United States sustained the claim of plaintiff that he had title. 233 U. S. 613 (34 Sup. Ct. Eep. 685, 58 L. Ed. 1121). After the *279entry of the decree, plaintiff filed supplemental petition, praying an allowance of rental value from the time defendant first took possession, in 1890, until when, at the end of the crop year in 1914, he relinquished possession, in pursuance of the decree of the Supreme Court of the United States. In…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Logan v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- German v. HeathSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- Muir v. BozarthSupreme Court of Iowa · 1876
- Guthrie v. WintersSupreme Court of Iowa · 1917
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- Beacom v. DaleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1957