Chamberlain v. Evans

This action concerns a farm lease filed in the District Court of the Eighth Judicial District, County of Cascade. Motions and briefs were submitted by both parties for summary judgment, and on June 23, 1978, summary judgment was granted to the defendants. Plaintiffs appeal.

In April 1971, plaintiff Chamberlain leased from defendants L. E. and Josephine Evans (Evans) 230 acres of wheat land near Great Falls. The pertinent parts of the lease in this action provided that it ran to November 1, 1971, and unless notice of termination was given by either party, it would be automatically renewed for…