Falls County v. De Laney

Gaines, Associate Justice.—

Falls County is the owner of certain lands situate in the county of Archer granted to it for public school purposes. These lands were in 3 883 leased for a term of years, but.in March, 1885, the lease was forfeited by the failure of the lessees to pay the annual rent in advance as provided by the terms of the contract. The lands were then put upon the market for lease, and in November of the same year they were again let to a firm known as Keen & Files. The appellee testified that in September previous to the latter lease he learned that the former lessees had…