Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Williams

New York Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1884Published

Motion by defendant for new trial, on exceptions taken at the Ontario Circuit and ordered to be heard at the General Term in the first instance.

1Opinion of the Court

SMITH, P. J.: '

Replevin tor a quantity of wheat, barley and oats raised by defendant on plaintiff’s farm, on sharec.

In February, 1880, the plaintiff leased aer farm to the defendant for the term of three yearn, to be worked on shares. At the time of the lease there was a crop of wheat growing on twenty-seven acres of the farm, and the lease provided that the said crop was to be harvested by the defendant and “ the same equally divided.” The lease also provided that “ all crops and all other products of said farm during said term shall be equally divided on the farm.” The defendant and her…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stall v. . WilburNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
  2. Osborn v. . SchenckNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
  3. Lobdell v. . StowellNew York Court of Appeals · 1872
  4. Channon v. LuskNew York Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Lobdell v. StowellNew York County Court, Chenango County · 1865

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