Matthews v. Lanier

HarrisoN, J.:

This was an action by the appellee against the appellant on an accouixt for rent.

The complaint alleged that the plaintiff leased to the defendant a plantation-for the year 1876, at -seven dollars an acre rent for the cleared land, of which there were 337 acres ; and admitting a credit of a merchandise account with the defendant of $86.60, demanded the sum of $2272.60.

The defendant, in his answer admitted the leasing of the plantation, and at the rent stated, but denied that there were more than 308 acres of the cleared land, or that the rent amounted to more than $2156, whifeh…