Morrilton Cotton Oil Co. v. Imboden
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Conway Chancery Court; W. E. Atkinson, Chancellor; Appellant did not buy the cotton grown by Carden, and the fact that Carden turned over to appellant the money he received for his cotton sold to other. parties would not make it liable to the landlord.
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Appeal from Conway Chancery Court; W. E. Atkinson, Chancellor; Appellant did not buy the cotton grown by Carden, and the fact that Carden turned over to appellant the money he received for his cotton sold to other. parties would not make it liable to the landlord. To become liable appellant must have received the property itself, with knowledge of the landlord’s lien. 72 Ark. 132; 56 Ark. 499; 70 Ark. 79. Imboden waived his landlord’s lien on the portion of the crop which he asked the oil company to look after and see that it was properly gathered and handled. He thereby appointed the oil…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is a suit for the conversion of a crop of cotton by the Morrilton Cotton Oil Co., grown by J. Gr. Carden as a tenant on the farm of J. H. Imboden. The suit was brought upon the theory that the oil mill had converted the crop of cotton upon which Imboden had a landlord’s lien. The rent due Imboden was for the year 1920 and amounted to $2500. The oil mill contracted to furnish Carden the supplies and money to make and gather the crop, and as security for these advances took a mortgage on the crop. A number of lawsuits grew out of these relations. Imboden attached the crop of Carden, and…
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