Opperman v. Littlejohn
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Chas. S. Thomas, Special Judge. Suit by Charles Littlejohn against Charles Opperman et al. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Warren county. Hon. Chas. S. Thomas, Special Judge. Suit by Charles Littlejohn against Charles Opperman et al. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The sole and simple question of law involved in this case is: To whom, the landlord or the tenant, does an unharvested crop belong after the expiration of a fixed and definite lease term? We answer, the landlord, and so beyond question answers the law. At the outset, we assume that it is conceded that the common law obtained in this state, unless…
1Opinion of the Court
Mayes, O. J.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
On the 22d day of January, 1910, Charles Littlejohn instituted an action of replevin in the circuit court of Warren county to recover from Charles Opperman and the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company four bales of cotton; one bale weighing five hundred and fifteen pounds, another four hundred and thirty, another five hundred and twenty, and another six hundred. It seems that the Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad Company is a nominal party, and that the real defendant is Charles Opperman. Littlejohn was successful in the above suit, and…
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