Bowers v. Mabry

FOLLEY, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order dismissing a cause originating by distress warrant. On February 19, 1941, the appellant, T. J. Bowers, filed in the justice court of Precinct No. 1 of Terry County an affidavit and bond for a distress warrant to seize and sell certain personal property of his tenant, J. H. Mabry, the appellee, in satisfaction of an amount of $515 due the appellant by the appellee for rents and advances. A landlord’s lien was asserted as against the property. The indebtedness involved was $150 for rents due upon the 1940 crop made by the appellee, $248.40 for…