Dale v. Fillenworth

Rogosheske, Justice.

Plaintiff rented a 320-acre farm in Lyon County for the 1948 crop year on a sharecrop basis under a written lease from the owner, Dr. Frank D. Gray. In preparation for the 1948 crop, plaintiff fertilized and plowed the land the previous fall. He continued his rental of this farm from Dr. Gray until the latter’s death in March 1961, pursuant to a written lease in some years and by oral agreement in others. The last written lease was executed in the fall of 1958 for the farming season beginning March 1, 1959. It expressly provided:

“Nothing herein shall by fact or implication…