Whatley v. Cuddy

This is a companion case to Whatley v. Wood, et al., No. 19,609, decided this day. All the facts pertinent to the issues involved here are set forth in the opinion in that case and they will not be repeated. In the trial court there was but one case and defendant in error John V. Cuddy was one of the defendants along with the defendants in error named in case No. 19,609, supra.

As mentioned in No. 19,609, to which reference must be made for an understanding of the facts applicable here, “the lawyer” shortly prior to June 20, 1938, executed a lease for a period of fifty years to one E. H.…