Lee v. DeBERRY

FishburnE, Justice:

The issue in this case was brought before the court of common pleas for Florence County pursuant to the provisions of Sections 361-368 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, 52 Stat. 62-64, 7 U. S. C. A. §§ 1361-1368. The case is one of novel impression in this court, and, under the Federal Act referred to, relates to the tobacco acreage allotment for tobacco growers'.

The controversy arises out of the fact that the plaintiff, S. F. Lee, who will hereafter be referred to as respondent, had for a number of years prior to 1949, been engaged in farming in Florence County…