Dees v. Thomason

ALEXANDER, Justice.

The plaintiff, G. W. Thomason, sued the defendant, T. M. Dees, to recover damages for the breach of a lease contract. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff for the sum of $3,500, and the defendant appealed.

The plaintiff alleged that he leased from the defendant 800 acres of land in Cooke county for a period of one year, with an option to extend the lease from three to five years, but that, after he had taken possession of the land and improved same for use in raising fine cattle, hogs, and chickens, the defendant breached his contract and dispossessed plaintiff. The…