Pennybacker v. Hazlewood

BOOKHOUT, Associate Justice.

The appellants as the heirs of G. M. Pennybacker, deceased, instituted this suit in the County Court of Delta County against L. B. Hazlewood to recover the balance due on a contract alleged to have been executed by L. B. Hazlewood on January 1, 1893, whereby he had promised to pay to G. M. Pennybacker the sum of $200 per year for the term of five years as rent for the G. M. Pennybacker farm on North Sulphur, in Delta County, Texas. It was further alleged that by the terms of said lease contract L. B. Hazlewood agreed to keep the place in good repair, and if…