Godwin v. Allman
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Complaint; from Chattooga superior court — Judge Wright. September 9, 1919. Allman, a former cropper of Godwin, sued him in the county court, and on appeal the case was tried in the superior court and a verdict rendered against the defendant; his motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted to that judgment and to other rulings here stated. 2. In the original petition it was alleged: (Paragraph 1) The defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $115.25…
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Complaint; from Chattooga superior court — Judge Wright. September 9, 1919. Allman, a former cropper of Godwin, sued him in the county court, and on appeal the case was tried in the superior court and a verdict rendered against the defendant; his motion for a new trial was overruled, and he excepted to that judgment and to other rulings here stated. 2. In the original petition it was alleged: (Paragraph 1) The defendant is indebted to the plaintiff in the sum of $115.25 principal and $3 accrued interest, and payment of, the same has been demanded and refused. (Paragraph 2) The defendant is…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
1. Where the relation of landlord and cropper exists, the title to the crop raised upon the premises is in the landlord, and under the law the cropper cannot without the consent of the landlord sell or-*75otherwise dispose of any part of the crop grown by him before the landlord has received his part of the entire crop.
Decided March 11, 1920. Complaint; from Chattooga superior court — Judge Wright. September 9, 1919. Allman, a former cropper of Godwin, sued him in the county court, and on appeal the case was tried in the superior court and a verdict rendered against the defendant; his motion for…
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