Hill v. Groves

The defendant-appellee, Alexander Groves, owns a 320-acre farm in Wright County. This real estate was leased by appellee to the plaintiff-appellant for the years 1924, 1925, and 1926. That contract of tenancy was substantially performed by both parties, and is not material to this controversy, except as it may furnish a background for the future events.

In August, 1926, while the appellant was on the premises under the three-year lease aforesaid, he and appellee made a new lease for one year, to commence March 1, 1927, at the termination of the previous tenancy. So, in preparation for the 1927…