Few v. Mitchell
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Fee Chancery Court; Bdzvard D. Robertson, Chancellor, 1. Appellant should have been allowed one-half of the expense of gathering the crop. 2. Refusal on the part of Reese and Wilson to work the land under direction of appellant was a violation of the contract.' 40 Am. Rep. 680. 3. It was the duty of Reese and Wilson to make reasonable repairs, and they can not, under the contract, be heard to complain that cattle got into the crop.
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Appeal from Fee Chancery Court; Bdzvard D. Robertson, Chancellor, 1. Appellant should have been allowed one-half of the expense of gathering the crop. 2. Refusal on the part of Reese and Wilson to work the land under direction of appellant was a violation of the contract.' 40 Am. Rep. 680. 3. It was the duty of Reese and Wilson to make reasonable repairs, and they can not, under the contract, be heard to complain that cattle got into the crop. Where the contract is silent as to repairs, the tenant is bound to keep the fences in ordinary repair. 19 Mo. App. 156; 36 Tex. 149. Appellant had no…
1Opinion of the CourtHill, C. J.
Few rented land to Wilson and Reese, who were to cultivate it in cotton and corn for one-half of the crop. Mitchell took a crop mortgage from Wilson and Reese for supplies furnished them. The tenants failed to properly cultivate all the land and gather the crop, and Few took possession of the crop and gathered it, and this is a contest between him and Mitchell over it. The first contention is that Few should have been allowed one-half the expenses of gathering the crop, but the chancellor’s finding in effect gave him that and more, and he has no complaint on that score. The other contentions…
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