Legal Opinion
Stewart v. Pier
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided April 4, 1882PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from the Dubuque Oi/reuit Gowrt. Action of forcible entry and detainer, brought before a justice of tbe peace, to recover tbe possession of a lot in tbe city of Dubuque. Upon an appeal to tbe Circuit Court a verdict and judgment were bad for plaintiff. Defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
I. Tbe plaintiff leased to defendant tbe north 120 feet of lot 747, in tbe city of Dubuque, for tbe term of five years. Tbe following covenants in tbe lease, in tbe view *16we take of the case, are the only parts of the instrument that need be set out, as our decision turns upon the interpretation of this part of the instrument.
“ It. is herein further mutually agreed that this lease is subject to and is terminated by the sale of said premises herein leased, by thp said party of the first part, and on the condition that the said party of the first part shall pay to the party of the second part…
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