Sconyers v. Pierce

A. A. Pierce sued Earl Sconyers for $424 for a breach of contract. The trial resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff for $150. The defendant made a motion for a new trial on the general grounds, and added one special ground which merely *437restated the general grounds. The trial court overruled this motion and the exception here is to that ruling.

There was evidence to the effect that the plaintiff entered into a verbal contract with the defendant, whereby the plaintiff was to plant, cultivate, and harvest five acres of peanuts on certain land rented, leased, or controlled by the defendant; and…