Newell v. Sanford

Baldwin, O. J.

The plaintiff seeks to recover of defendant, for the use and occupation of a certain lot in Des Moines, and the buildings thereon. The allegation in the petition, is that the defendant occupied said premises at the instance and request of said defendant, and by the permission and suffrance of said plaintiff; that defendant promised to pay to said plaintiff, for such use and occupation, as much as the same was worth..Upon the trial, the plaintiff testified that he had leased the lot to defendant without any agreement as to time and price, and, in pursuance of such agreement,…