Pitts v. Exchange National Bank

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.;

The action was one by the assignee of rent to recover from a purchaser of the crop grown on the leased premises. The purchaser paid the price into court, and interpleaded a chattel mortgagee of the crop and the landlord and tenant. The tenant was allowed an offset against the rent and, plaintiff having died, his executrix was awarded sufficient of the fund, to satisfy the remainder of the rent. The chattel mortgagee and the tenant appeal.

*627Adams leased to Chapman, by written lease beginning March 1, 1918, and eliding March Í, 1923, for an…