Johnson v. Hampton

(after stating the facts as above). Appellant insists that the judgment was unauthorized because, she says, it was not shown that the relation of landlord and tenant existed' between her and appellee. The contention is on the view, that, unless such relation existed, appellee was not entitled to maintain an action for forcible detainer And that is the meaning of the statute as we understand it. Article 8940, Vernon’s Statutes; Francis v. Holmes, 54 Tex. Civ. App. 608, 118 S. W. 881 Gulledge v. White, 73 Tex. 498, 11 S. W. 527. Looking to the testimony referred to and that set out in the…