Fisher v. Heller

Taylor, C.

Two cases. Defendant appealed from an order in each striking his answer therein as sham and frivolous and directing judgment for plaintiff.

The facts are undisputed. P. H. Greear owned a lot in Lake of the Isles addition to Minneapolis which he and his family occupied as a residence and thereby made it his statutory homestead. On April 3,1924, he and defendant executed a contract of lease by which he leased the property to defendant for a term of two years beginning May 1, 1924, and defendant agreed to pay as rent therefor the sum of $200 per month in advance. As the land was…