Blackwelder v. Moody

This being a proceeding to foreclose a half-cropper’s laborer’s lien, and it not appearing, either from the affidavit of foreclosure or from the evidence of plaintiff, who was the only witness sworn, that the defendant was bound, under his contract, to furnish the plaintiff with supplies, the following charge of the court was error: “On the question of advances, I charge you that where a contract of this kind is entered into, and the landlord undertakes and agrees to furnish the cropper supplies sufficient to aid him in making and gathering a crop, he would be bound to furnish such necessary…