Martin v. Stratton

Growing out of an alleged breach of contract between appellant, as landlord, and appellee, J. D. Stratton, as tenant, and an alleged unlawful attack upon 'appellant by appellee, appellant brought suit against appellee, in the White County Circuit Court, to recover possession of the land rented to him, damages for breach thereof, and rents, and for damages to his person inflicted by a gunshot fired by .appellee. It was alleged, in substance, in the complaint: first, that appellant rented 160 acres of land in said county to said appellee, under written contract, for three years, beginning…