McDowell v. Hanson

Julius J. Olson, Justice.

Plaintiffs brought replevin to recover possession of 100 bushels of sweet clover seed. Defendant was in possession of plaintiffs’ half-section farm as tenant upon the half crop-sharing plan. In his answer he denied plaintiffs’ ownership, alleged he had grown and threshed this seed under his crop-sharing contract with plaintiffs and “was lawfully in possession” thereof. He also counterclaimed for various items of work done and material furnished for plaintiffs’ use and benefit in carrying out the farm program under their existing arrangement. Plaintiffs’ demurrer to…