Watson v. Lewis

LARSON, Justice.

Tenant under alleged farm lease com- . menced an action under Chapter 646, The Code, demanding possession of the land, or in the alternative, money damages for refusal to deliver possession. A separate count, pled in the alternative, claimed damages under quantum meruit for plowing done in anticipation of the following crop year. Following a jury verdict for plaintiff under Count I, the trial court granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict as to that count and a new trial as to Count II. No appeal has been taken as to Count II. Upon tenant’s appeal of the order granting…