Hardeman v. Arthurs
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court, Southern District; J. M. Jackson, Judge; The court erred in directing' a verdict for appellee. There was a case made for a jury under proper instructions, and the judgment should be reversed for a new trial before a jury under proper instructions. 1. The appeal should be dismissed for failure to comply with rule 9 by appellant, as he has not made a proper abstract. 2. Wilsons made a tender of the amount due appellant, which was refused.
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Appeal from Woodruff Circuit Court, Southern District; J. M. Jackson, Judge; The court erred in directing' a verdict for appellee. There was a case made for a jury under proper instructions, and the judgment should be reversed for a new trial before a jury under proper instructions. 1. The appeal should be dismissed for failure to comply with rule 9 by appellant, as he has not made a proper abstract. 2. Wilsons made a tender of the amount due appellant, which was refused. No proper exceptions were saved to the instructions. The contract here established the relation of landlord and tenant,…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
L. P. Hardeman, as party of the first part, entered into a contract with William and Grover Wilson, the parties of the second part, whereby the party of the first' part was to furnish the tools, teams, seed, and the land as his part and the parties of the second part were to furnish all the labor necessary to cultivate the 40 acres of land “according to the rules of share cropping.” If the párties of' the second part failed to perform the necessary labor according to the instructions of the first party or his foreman, the first party could have the same done at the current wages of the…
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