Marty v. Champlin Refining Co.

— Plaintiff, the owner of real estate in Mason City, Iowa, sought recovery in a law action of claimed damages which he asserts resulted from the removal by tbe defendants of an automobile lift and air compressor, pumps, and signs placed upon the property of the plaintiff during the period one of the defendants was in possession of the leased property as a tenant. It is the claim of the plaintiff that the previously referred to items became a part of the realty while the defendants maintain they are trade fixtures which they had a right to remove prior to the expiration of the lease.

At the…