Robinson v. Kruse

Robinson, the owner of a plantation, rented it in the year 1870, to Greenlee, who sublet the land to Mrs. McMahon, who contracted with certain laborers to cultivate the land for one half the crop raised. Mrs. McMahon also contracted to furnish supplies to the laborers to be paid by them, .and did for a time furnish them with supplies, but finally failed to do so, and the plaintiff Kruse furnished supplies to the laborers, and took from them a mortgage upon their part •of the crop raised, with a clause of trust and power to take possession of and sell the crop, if the sums advanced for…