Johnson Cotton Co. v. Alex Sprunt & Co.

1. Was there sufficient evidence of identity of the cotton to be submitted to the jury?

2. Is the claim of plaintiff barred by the statute of limitations ?

The plaintiff alleged that tbe agricultural lien, executed by Jernigan and wife, covered “their crops of cotton raised by them during* the year 1926.” The evidence tended to show: (a) that Jernigan, during the year 1926, had about thirty-five acres in cotton, and that the yield “averaged a bale to the acre”; (b) that the defendant carried “a heap of bales” to the gin at night: (c) there were twenty-six bales of cotton in Jernigan’s yard,…