WATKINS v. WATTLE

No. 59143.

540 S.W.2d 69 (1976)

Lennie S. WATKINS, Sr., Respondent, v. John L. WATTLE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

September 13, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron D. Luber, Ward & Reeves, Caruthersville, for respondent.

Wendell W. Crow, Ford, Ford, Crow & Reynolds, Kennett, for appellant.


DONNELLY, Judge.

This is a proceeding in unlawful detainer involving 17.68 acres of land in Pemiscot County, Missouri.

On April 10, 1963, John H. Wilks and Earl Wilks, his wife, leased the land to E. E. Wattle and John L. Wattle for a term beginning January 1, 1964, and ending December 31, 1974.

On January 30, 1969, Mrs. Earl Wilks, surviving spouse of John H. Wilks, deceased, executed a lease of the land, and other land, to John L. Wattle for a term...

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