Duncan v. Baxter

This is a case wherein a landlord obtained from the government a loan on cotton produced by a tenant, the money thus obtained being divided properly with the tenant. But later, upon the sale of the cotton, the landlord was paid an additional sum which he did not divide with the tenant. The tenant filed this suit alleging that he is entitled to % of the additional sum received by the landlord; the landlord contends that he became the owner of the tenant’s interest in the cotton upon a final settlement of the parties in the farming operation. Over the objection and exceptions of appellant, the…