Moore Bros. Sheep Co. v. Lehfeldt

This appeal, by the defendant, from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, presents but one question: Does the complaint state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action ?

Stripped of formal parts, the complaint alleges that on April [1] 25, 1915, plaintiff and defendant entered into an agreement in writing by the terms of which defendant leased to plaintiff for one year certain real estate, describing it, for the sum of $75; that, believing the lease to be valid, plaintiff paid to defendant the sum of $75; that the lease was null and void; that plaintiff received no consideration for the…