Straight v. McKay

This suit was begun before a justice of the peace, and went to the county court by appeal. That court gave its judgment to the defendant, and the plaintiff has brought the judgment here for review. There were no written pleadings, and the nature and limits of the plaintiff’s claim must be sought in the evidence.

On the 15th. day of March, 1897, the plaintiff and J. H. McKay entered into a written contract, whereby the former leased to the latter a dwelling house and the household fur*61uiture which it contained, for the term of one year from the 1st .day of April, 1897, at a monthly rental of…