Farmville Oil & Fertilizer Co. v. Bowen

Justices of the peace have jurisdiction of summary proceedings in ejectment. C. S., 2365. In this case the complaint, or “oath of the plaintiff,” conforms to the statute. C. S., 2376. The president of the plaintiff testified: “I rented the premises described in the deed to Mrs. Fannie Bowen for the year 1931 under an oral contract; she was to pay $360 and one year’s taxes. There was an agreement with respect to the manner in which supplies were to be furnished. She took charge of the land under the rental contract and agreed to xoay the $360 and taxes. She farmed the land in 1931 but did not…