Firstenberger v. McBee

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Marshall, J.:

The plaintiffs sued to recover from the defendant the purchase price of a crop raised on land leased by the plaintiffs to a tenant, whose share of the crop had been sold by the tenant to the defendant. The action was brought under sections 5979 and 5981 of the General Statutes of 1915.

Section 5979 reads:

“Any rent due for farming land shall be a lien on the crop growing or made on the premises. Such lien may be enforced by action and attachment therein, as hereinafter provided.”

Section 5981 reads:

“The person entitled to the rent may recover…