H. & C. Newman, Inc. v. Delta Grocery & Cotton Co.

I emphatically dissent from the majority opinion in this case. The trouble in this case is that the Delta Grocery Cotton Company secured no right by its deed of trust against the crop of Mix, and could not have enforced its demand against Collier under its deed of trust against Mix's crop, had H. C. Newman, Inc., never collected anything, or even if it had no demand; in other words, the Delta Grocery Cotton Company must stand upon its deed of trust for its rights. There is nothing to show that it had any knowledge whatsoever of Mix's tenancy or any knowledge of a rent note given by Mix. This…