Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1910 — Lewis Gets Judgment Against Walters in Gifford Farm Suit. [ARTICLE]

Lewis Gets Judgment Against Walters in Gifford Farm Suit.

Last year Lewis lived on one of B. J. Gifford’s farms and expecting to remain there another year he fertilized 13 acres and planted wheat Shortly After that time the farm was sold by Mr. Gifford to Harry Walters. This year the wheat was harvested by Walters and Lewis brought suit against Walters to pay him for his part of it. Walters claimed that the farm had been sold to him free from any lease conditions and B. J. Gifford testified to the same thing, but claimed that he had made settlement with Lewis. The court instructed the Jury to find for Lewis unless it determined that Gifford had settled with him. The Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 6150, which it seems is greater than Lewis would be entitled to and the court will probably pare the judgment down to about 6130. Attorneys think that Walters can recover frpm Gifford.