Dennis v. McLean

This action is for breach of a lease agreement. Defendants leased a dairy farm, including a dairy herd and equipment, from plaintiff for a term of two years, ending August 14, 1979. Defendants were required under the agreement to "farm the premises in a good and farmerlike manner and care for the animals and their replacements in a businesslike manner consistent with practices generally accepted by good dairy breeders in the community.” At the time the lease was entered into, plaintiff had contemplated selling the farm. The agreement gave defendants the first right to refuse purchase of the…