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- Title: Joseph F. Krepcik and Helen M. Krepcik V.
- Author : Court of Appeals of Idaho No. 15544
- Release Date : January 03, 1985
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 65 KB
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This appeal concerns a farm lease and a related option to purchase. The tenants, Leon Tippett and two partnerships known as Idaholding and Tipco Farm Service,[Footnote 1] defaulted in their rent payments. The landlords, Joseph and Helen Krepcik, terminated the lease and extinguished the purchase option. However, the tenants remained on the farm and the landlords eventually sued for possession. After a bench trial the district court upheld the termination of the lease, held the purchase option to be of no further effect, restored possession of the property to the landlords, and fixed the fair rental value of the farm during the tenants' holdover period. For reasons explained below, we affirm the judgment. The tenants have presented four principal contentions on appeal: (1) The district Judge should have postponed the trial to allow more time for counsel to prepare. (2) The landlords waived their right to terminate the lease. (3) The purchase option was validly exercised after the tenants' default had been cured. (4) The court erroneously determined the fair rental value of the farm. We turn first to the question of postponing the trial.