Crump v. Tolbert

GrifpiN Smith, Chief Justice.

The principal questions are: (a) Did M. T. Loggains as lessee of eighty acres have a right to assign the interest? (h) If such authority were not implicit in the written contract, would an indorsement by Loggains, made after he had assigned, have the effect of waiving the lessor’s objections? (c) If ,the act of assigning was wrongful, what amount would be due as rentals?

In December, 1942, J. W. Guest loaned Mrs. Lydian Tolbert $3,000 at four percent, secured by mortgage. The obligation was due December 1, 1943, but Guest did not press for payment. Instead, he…