Hodges v. Jones

This action was brought in the county court by the appellee, who is the owner of the land in controversy, under sec. 948, Mississippi Code 1942, by which she seeks to recover possession of the land from the appellant, who, she says, was her tenant, holding over without any right so to do. She does not seek to recover any rent for the premises.

The appellant says that he was not a tenant of the property, but was in possession of it under contract for its purchase, and, therefore, his relation to the land was that of a vendee thereof. The question presented, therefore, is whether the appellant…