Heaton v. Slaten

The plaintiffs in this action claim damages of the defendant for the conversion by him of certain crops raised by plaintiffs during the year 1930, on the lands of defendant, which plaintiffs claim they planted and cultivated as tenants of defendant under an agreement whereby defendant was tó furnish the land, teams, and one-half the fertilizer, and plaintiffs were to furnish the labor and one-half the fertilizer; the crops, when raised and gathered, to be divided equally.

The contract as set out in the pleading and testified to by the parties constituted an agreement by which defendant was the…