Bickley v. Parks

The plaintiff in error seeks to reverse a judgment rendered against him in the district court of Rogers county. The parties occupy the same position here as in the trial court and we shall refer to them as plaintiff and defendant respectively.

On or about March 1, 1930, plaintiff rented a store building to defendant under an oral contract, at an agreed rental of $20 per month. Defendant thereafter occupied the building for a period of 65 months. Plaintiff filed suit alleging these facts and that, although the rent amounted to $1,300 for this period, defendant had paid only $850.97, leaving a…