Moody v. Lea

OPINION

ALAN E. HIGHERS and HOLLY K. LILLARD, JJ., joined.

This appeal involves a dispute over an oral contract to lease farming equipment. The agreement provided that the defendant could use the plaintiffs farming equipment for an amount to be determined by a formula. The defendant began farming his land, intending to plant cotton, when the Mississippi River rose and the backwater covered his property. Because the backwater remained on the land for such a long period of time, the defendant could no longer grow cotton; he had to grow soybeans instead. Subsequently, the defendant refused to pay…