O'Brien v. Waite

The plaintiff leased her farm and certain livestock and other personal property thereon to one Philip Brown for the term of one year from April 1, 1929, for the annual rent of nine hundred dollars. The lease contains this provision: “All hay and straw raised upon the premises is to be fed to the stock on the premises and is not to be sold. ’ ’

The defendant owned thirteen head of cattle which Brown contracted to feed during the winter of 1929-1930. Brown kept the cattle on the farm and fed them some of the hay which was raised on the farm in 1929.

The plaintiff brought an action of contract on…