Wright v. Davis

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

Appellant sued appellees for conversion of the crops raised during the year 1900 on 240 acres of land in Bosque County by J. A. Kilman and sold by him to appellees. His right to recover depended mainly upon the existence of the landlord’s lien, which was thus alleged in his petition: “On or about the 9th day of November, 1899, the plaintiff herein acting by and through his agent, George P. Robertson, entered into a verbal contract and agreement with J. A. Kilman, by the terms of which the said plaintiff rented and farm let to said Kilman 240 acres of land situated…