Reynolds v. . Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN, tried on appeal from, justice of tbe peace, before Long, and a jury, at November Term, 1906, of tbe Superior Court of Nash County. The action was to determine the rightful claim to $40, part of the proceeds from the sale of certain tobacco grown on the land of one Thomas Reynolds, in the year 1903, by one Joseph Tisdale, his tenant, and turned over to one J. N. Taylor to hold for the party entitled.
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Civil actioN, tried on appeal from, justice of tbe peace, before Long, and a jury, at November Term, 1906, of tbe Superior Court of Nash County. The action was to determine the rightful claim to $40, part of the proceeds from the sale of certain tobacco grown on the land of one Thomas Reynolds, in the year 1903, by one Joseph Tisdale, his tenant, and turned over to one J. N. Taylor to hold for the party entitled. The action was instituted by Thomas Reynolds against said Taylor. Thomas Reynolds died since the institution of the suit, and is now represented by Walter Reynolds, his executor.…
1Opinion of the Court
Hoke, J.,
after stating the facts:' The landlord’s lién, where the same attaches, by the express terms of the statute .is,made superior to all other liens. This statutory lien, however, is only given when lands are rented or leased for agricultural purposes. - „
The statute, Revisal, sec. 1993, provides as follows: “When lands are rented, etc., for agricultural purposes, unless otherwise agreed between the parties, the crops, etc., shall be vested in the lessor till the rent for said lands shall be paid.”
In Howland v. Forlaw, 108 N. C., 567, in considering a claim of this character, the Court…
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