Todd v. Demeree

Reed, C.

Appellee brought suit against the appellant to recover damages for an alleged breach of contract. The parties entered into a written contract on May 1, 1885, whereby it was agreed that appellee was to occupy a farm of the appellant for one year, raise the crops for a certain share, care for and milk the cows, make butter, of which he was to have one-half, and was to have one-third of the pigs and calves born on the place during the year. It appears from the evidence that appellee put in some crops, nearly thirty acres; that he tended and cared for the crops, milked the cows, and made…