Martin v. Leflore Bank & Trust Co.

This is a sequel to Ware v. Martin, 210 Miss. 500, 49 So. 2d 833.

During the year 1949, Ware was a tenant of Martin and agreed to pay one-fourth of the cotton as rent. After Martin had made a substantial furnish, because of Ware’s inability to get sufficient labor to cultivate all of the land, the parties, on May 26th re-negotiated their contract. Under the new agreement, Ware was to pay as rent one-fourth of the cotton produced, and to pay to Martin, on or before September 15, $4,253.60 on account of advances theretofore made. About September 2nd Martin filed his suit in the chancery court of…