| Court: | Supreme Court of Montana |
| Facts: | Plaintiff rents a ranch to defendant for use as a brothel. Payments are seasonal, in keeping with the business cycle. But maybe business is down, because defendant stops making payments, and plaintiff sues. |
| Posture: | Appeal from finding in favor of plaintiff. |
| Issue: | If the contract is for illegal purposes, are there any circumstances under which it should be upheld? |
| Holding: | Affirmed |
| Rule: | Just knowing that the person you're leasing to is going to be up to no good doesn't empower the defense of illegality. |
| Reasoning: | A lessor isn't a participant in the lessee's purpose |
| Dicta: | |