Letz v. Lampen

This is an action to recover damages for breach of a written farming agreement. The contract, described by the parties as a farm lease, was entered into between plaintiff and defendant November 1, 1935. Its terms embodied the usual provisions characterizing such arrangements, that is, the party of the second part, plaintiff and respondent here, agreed to finance and carry on all farming operations at his own expense, looking for his compensation in a division of the crop produced. With respect to cultivation and planting the agreement provided: “The party of the second part hereby agrees to…