Myers v. Jackson

Under the view we take of this case, it is necessary to consider the general grounds only. Unless the evidence showed that the defendant entered upon the fields in question *163and continued to cultivate them after acknowledging the ownership as being in the plaintiffs, and also at least impliedly agreeing to pay rent for the use of the fields, there was no relationship of landlord and tenant -sufficient to enable the plaintiff to maintain a distress warrant proceeding to enforce the payment of a sum of money as rent. The evidence wholly fails to show any agreement in any method provided by law…