Haller v. Squire
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. H. E. Deemer, Judge. Action for damages for the wrongful taking possession of real estate, and for the value of certain crops taken. Trial to the court, and judgment against plaintiffs for costs, from which they appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.
I. In April, 1890, defendant, in writing, leased to plaintiffs a certain tract of land for the term of three years from March 1, 1890, for the sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars rental for the entire *11term. The rent was payable in several installments, and the first payment was due November 1, 1890. The lease provided that, if default was made in any of its covenants, the tenancy should at once terminate, and the lessor might then elect to declare it void, after giving three days’ notice in writing to the tenants to quit; and without other notice, the lessor might proceed summarily to…
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