Mattox v. Chapman

On January 11, 1941, Mrs. Hugh Chapman sued out a dispossessory warrant against Kalph Mattox, on the ground that he failed to pay the rent due or that he was holding the described house beyond the term for which it was rented to him. Mattox filed his counter-affidavit denying that he was holding the premises beyond his term, or that he had failed to pay the rent, and he alleged that he had received no legal notice to vacate the premises and that he owed no rent. The case was tried on February 17, 1941. The court directed a verdict for the landlord. Mattox made a motion for new trial, which…