Gainous v. Martin

Gainous was a cropper on Martin’s farm. They had a controversy about the use of a well near the house occupied by Gainous; Gainous having forbidden Martin and his family to use the well. This was in early June, before the maturity of the crops. Martin swore out a possessory warrant for the crops, and to an unfavorable judgment thereon Gainous excepts.

Our statutes relating to the reciprocal rights and duties of landlord and cropper (Civil Code of 1910, §§ 3705-3707, inclusive) are as follows: “Whenever the relation of landlord and cropper exists, the title to and right to control and possess…