Spooner v. Polk County

Plaintiffs, property owners in Polk County, initiated this action contending defendant, Polk County, was in breach of two contractual obligations. The county counterclaimed, contending plaintiffs were in breach of two contractual obligations. The trial court, sitting without a jury, ruled in plaintiffs’ favor on one of their claims and in the county’s favor on the other. The court also ruled against the county on both of its counterclaims. Plaintiffs appeal on the claim resolved against them.

In 1966 the plaintiffs and county officials executed a written lease agreement whereby the county was.…