Roden v. Farmers' National Bank of Arlington

Mrs. M. E. Elliott leased to C. W. Roden 326 acres of land for a period of two years beginning January 1, 1926, and ending January 1, 1928. The land was leased for farming and pasturing purposes and was used by the tenant for those purposes. According to the terms of the lease, which was in writing, the lessee paid the lessor $300 in cash and agreed to pay one-third of the com, one-fourth of the cotton, one-third of the hay, and one-half of all sums realized by. the lessee from pasturing cattle on the land. The lessee further agreed to cut off the dead wood from the land and to share equally…