Marshall v. Hicks

1. Where a tenant sought to recover from a landlord damages for his eviction before the expiration of his term and for two fifths of the value of improvements placed upon the premises by him, it was erroneous for the court to give to the jury an instruction which authorized them to find in favor of the tenant the full value of the improvements placed on the premises by the defendant, as such charge was not authorized by the pleadings of the defendant, in which he sought only to recover two fifths of the value of the improvements.

2. A parol contract for the rent of lands for a period of five…