Carter v. Riggs
Supreme Court of Iowa
■Appeal from, Lyon District Court. — Hon. F. R. Gaynob, Judge. Action to recover excess of rent paid. Front a judgment against them, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1 On the twentieth day of September, 1886, the defendants, through their agent, W. P. Riggs, leased to the plaintiff 3,520 acres of land in Sioux county for the term of 11 years, beginning January 1, 1887, at the annual rental of 75 cents an acre after the first year, “payable on the first day of January of the year immediately following the year for which the said rent is reserved.” Lessee also agreed to pay the taxes and make certain improvements, and it was stipulated that he “have the privilege and right of purchasing said land at any time between the first day^ of January, 1892, and the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Lyman v. LauderbaughSupreme Court of Iowa · 1888
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