KNUTSON v. KNUTSON

No. 9601.

80 N.W.2d 871 (1957)

Otis P. KNUTSON, Sr., Plaintiff and Appellant, v. Nettie KNUTSON, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

February 13, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lester H. Herbrandson, Brookings, for plaintiff and appellant.

Lund & McCann and Gordon Mydland, Brookings, for defendant and respondent.


HANSON, Judge.

This is an action under the Uniform Declaratory Judgments Law to establish the existence and terms of an alleged oral farm lease. The trial court found the evidence insufficient to establish a lease and entered a negative judgment. The plaintiff appeals.

The plaintiff's father, Arne O. Knutson, Sr., owned a quarter-section farm in Brookings County until his death on June 18, 1955. He resided thereon during his lifetime with his second wife,...

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