Legal Opinion

Scully v. Dodge

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided July 15, 1888PublishedCited by 6 opinions

M'ror from Marion District Court. ACTION to recover rent. Judgment for the defendant, at the March term, 1887. The plaintiff Scully brings the case here. The material facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Holt, C.:

This action was brought by plaintiff in error against defendants for the rent of a farm; judgment was rendered in favor of defendants, and the plaintiff comes to this court. It appears from the record that in 1885 P. L. Dodge and wife, defendants, sold their farm to plaintiff and became his tenants for five years on the farm they had sold; but it was understood at the time of the sale and the execution of the lease, if either party at any time could find another tenant, the lease should be assigned, and such person take their place on the farm as tenant. About a year after,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Taylor v. RobinsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1859
  2. Graydon, Swanwick & Co. v. Patterson & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1862
  3. Hall v. StorrsWisconsin Supreme Court · 1859
  4. Broughton v. SillowayMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  5. Woodbury v. LarnedSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1861

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Berg v. ScullySupreme Court of Kansas · 1926
  2. Deatherage & Ewart v. HendersonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1890
  3. Jacob Leu & Sons v. Mayer, Sells & Co.Supreme Court of Kansas · 1893
  4. Peddicord v. BerkSupreme Court of Kansas · 1906
  5. Wees v. PageWashington Supreme Court · 1907

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