Johnson v. Cheek

This suit originated in the court of a justice of the peace, where appellee filed a complaint in which she alleged that, on or about February 26, 1920, she had rented appellant a house for $5 per month, and that appellant had occupied it for two years, and owed a balance of $90 rent, for which she prayed judgment.

Appellant filed an answer in which he denied that he had ever rented the place or had occupied it. He alleged the fact to be that, at appellee’s request, he found a tenant for her, who was placed in possession, and from whom he collected the rent during the time of his possession,…