Jones v. Duncan

The plaintiff, W. S. Jones, was a tenant on farm lands of the defendant, C. A. Duncan. In the trial court plaintiff sued for damages to his crop and damage caused by alleged failure of the defendant to comply with the share crop agreement. The defendant, by answer, denied the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, but admitted ownership of the land, and the contract or agreement under which plaintiff was to farm the land, and the defendant, by cross-petition, sought substantial damages from the plaintiff. The trial to a jury resulted in general verdict and judgment for the defendant, no damages…