West Furniture Co. v. Cason

Appellee filed this suit against W. A. Wood to recover. certain rents and damages to his property, alleging that in May, 1918, he rented to Wood a store building in the town of West for one year for the sum of $600, payable in weekly installments. It was alleged that Wood paid the rent to August 24, 1918, and that at about that time he vacated and abandoned the building, and about December 1, 1918, appel-lee rented the building for the sum of $500 per year, the best price obtainable. Appel-lee claimed a statutory landlord’s lien, and also a mortgage lien upon all the fixtures, tools, and…