Erickson v. Wallace

Opinion by

GreeN, C.:

Prior to the 15th day of February, 1888, John Brill, one of the defendants in error, owned the north half, and the north half of the southwest quarter, and the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter, of section 8, township 12, range 7 east, in Davis (now Geary) county, containing four hundred and forty acres. The plaintiff in error desired to rent said land, and on February 8, 1888, wrote to Brill, who lived at Green Haven, New York, proposing to lease the land for the term of five years, and in payment, as rental, agreed to .construct a fence so as to inclose the…