Everman v. Robb
Mississippi Supreme Court
Erroe to the Circuit Court of Washington Comity. Hon. C. C. Shackleford, Judge. The opinion of the court contains a very full statement of all the material facts in the case.
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Erroe to the Circuit Court of Washington Comity. Hon. C. C. Shackleford, Judge. The opinion of the court contains a very full statement of all the material facts in the case. The errors assigned are substantially as follows : 1. The court erred in allowing plaintiff to read in evidence the lease of ,E. A. Eobb. 2. In construing the lease as a mortgage to Eobb. 3. In allowing proof that the cotton had been delivered to claimants before the sheriff levied on it. 4. In not allowing claimants to read in evidence the mort,gage to them on the crop of 1873 for supplies furnished. 5. Ill excluding…
1Opinion of the Court
Simrall, C. J.,
delivered tlie opinion of the court.
In January, 1871, E. A. Eobb demised to Briscoe Dennis and several others, for the term of five years, the Betsy plantation, or a large part, at the annual rent of §3,500. The lease, which was sealed and acknowledged by the parties, and recorded, reserved or created a first lien on the stock, implements, “and crops of corn and cotton grown annually on the land, as security for the rent.”
In January, 1873, these lessees gave to Everman & Co. a mortgage and agricultural lien on the crops to be grown that year, to the extent of §600 in supplies…
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