McCain v. Stephens

PHELPS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of Avery Stephens, plaintiff-appellee, and against R. D. McCain et ux., defendants-appellants, arising out of a cropper’s lease agreement between R. D. McCain and one J. C. (Jim) Herron. The parties will be hereinafter referred to as plaintiff and defendants as they appeared in the trial court.

Plaintiff filed an action in the superior court of Cochise County against defendants seeking damages for a breach of the above-mentioned lease contract which he alleges was made for his benefit. Later an amended complaint was filed. Both…