KINNEY v. CAPITOL-STRAUSS, INC.

No. 55578.

207 N.W.2d 574 (1973)

Joe KINNEY and Sylvia Kinney, Appellants, v. CAPITOL-STRAUSS, INC., an Iowa corporation, et al., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 23, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cahill, Lovelace, Poula & Wimpey, Iowa City, for appellant.

Shulman, Phelan, Tucker, Boyle & Mullen, Iowa City, for appellees.

Heard before MOORE, C.J., and RAWLINGS, LeGRAND, REYNOLDSON and HARRIS, JJ.


REYNOLDSON, Justice.

This declaratory judgment action was brought by plaintiffs (lessor) to determine whether under a "Ground Lease" agreement with defendants (lessee) the latter were obligated for additional rent when, during the course of the lease term, lessee claimed the right to use a portion of the leased area for a commercial campground. Trial court held lessee was under no obligation to pay additional rent. We affirm.

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