Jones v. Cleaver

This action is one of forcible entry and detainer, originally filed in the court of a justice of the peace. Prom a judgment by default rendered against her in that court Maggie Jones, the tenant, appealed to the county court, where Cleaver, the landlord, prayed for judgment both for possession and for three months’ rent on the property at the rate of $35 per month, the agreed rental. It was shown in the pleadings that pending trial in the county court appellee Jones had vacated the premises.

Appellee, Cleaver, did not allege or attempt to prove the reasonable rental value of the premises in…