Arkansas Department of Correction ex rel. Hutto v. Doyle

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This is an appeal by the Arkansas Department of Correction, hereinafter called the state, from a circuit court judgment on a jury verdict in favor of Andy Doyle on his counterclaim for set-off against farm rent he owed the state in the amount of $29,291.90 and judgment over against the state in favor of Doyle for $684.56.

The facts as near as we can determine from the record before us, appear as follows: On November 6, 1969, the state entered into a lease agreement with Mr. Doyle whereby Doyle, as highest bidder, leased for the crop years 1970 and 1971 a part of Tucker…