McClarigan v. Matlack

Opinion by

Keller, J.,

Plaintiff was tenant of defendant’s farm for the year beginning March 1, 1927. The evidence on both side's establishes this. If he entered into possession before the terms of the lease had been finally settled, he may have been, at the outset, a trespasser, but he did not become a cropper, as contended by defendant’s counsel at the argument. She subsequently recognized his tenancy by issuing a distress warrant for rent against him. A cropper is one hired to work land, to be compensated by a share of the produce. He has no interest in the land but receives his share, after…