Lyman v. Cowen

Nathan Cowen and J. E. Stegall, hereinafter called plaintiffs, sued D. D. Lyman and Yina Lyman, hereinafter called defendants, in the district court of Pottawatomie county, Okla., tO' recover damages for the breach of a lease; and, being successful, the defendants appeal therefrom to this court.

The trial judge directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of plaintiffs, upon the pleadings, a stipulation of the parties and the issues made thereby, after he had rejected the offer of the defendants of certain testimony on their behalf. The effect of the court’s ruling based upon this record is…