Batts v. . Sullivan
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by plaintiff from Bond, J., at February Term, 1921, of LENOIR. Civil action brought by plaintiff, the landlord, against defendant, tenant upon her farm, to recover for certain advancements made during the year 1919. The single point presented on this appeal grows out of a dispute as to what disposition, or division, if any, should be made between the landlord and tenant of the proceeds of a fire insurance policy taken out by the tenant to iirotect his interest in the…
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Appeal by plaintiff from Bond, J., at February Term, 1921, of LENOIR. Civil action brought by plaintiff, the landlord, against defendant, tenant upon her farm, to recover for certain advancements made during the year 1919. The single point presented on this appeal grows out of a dispute as to what disposition, or division, if any, should be made between the landlord and tenant of the proceeds of a fire insurance policy taken out by the tenant to iirotect his interest in the tobacco crop while stored in the plaintiff's pack-house. The tobaccq in question had been raised by the defendant as…
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
It will be observed at the outset that the controversy here presented is between the landlord and the tenant, and the validity of the insurance policy is in nowise involved. This has been paid and the insurance company is not a party to the proceeding. The case arises out of a ’contest over tbe question as to whether the landlord, by virtue of her legal title and interest in the tobacco, is entitled .to any portion of the insurance money.
It is true that under our statute, C. ,S., 2355, the possession and title to all crops, raised by a tenant or cropper, in the absence of a contrary…
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