Gasnick v. Steffensen
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from, Shelby District Court. — Hon. W. I. Smith, «T udge. Action to determine priority of liens on personal property. There was a decree for the plaintiffs. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtSherwin, J.
October 3, 1894, the plaintiff John G. 'Gassnick' made a written lease of certain farm lands to Peter IT. Steffensen and Niels B. Matheinsen.. The time was for one year from the first day of March, 1895, but gave the lessees the privilege of continuing it three or five years. The tenants entered into possession under the lease, and the personal property in controversy was taken onto the farm, where' it remained until sold, in the fall of 1896. Before the first lease expired, the lessees concluded they did not want to run the farm together another year, and each tried to lease it alone. Some…
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