104 Iowa 282 | Iowa | 1897
In October of the year 1893, Moses Nowels and W. Martin entered into an agreement, in writing, by which the former leased to the latter, for the term of.five years from the first day of March, 1894, certain land in Mahaska county. The rent to be paid therefor was three hundred and fifty dollars, on the twentieth day of October, 1894, the same amount on the first day of February, 1895, and like sums on corres; ponding dates during each year of the term of the lease, and for each sum to be SO' paid Martin gave his promissory note to Nowels. On the twenty-fourth day of October, 1894, Nowels commenced against Martin an action, aided by a landlord’s attachment, to recover rent then due and unpaid. The writ of attachment was