Jenkins v. Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

ROBERT R. WELBORN, Special Judge.

Appeal from judgment in court-tried in-terpleader action concerning right to proceeds of soybean crop.

Hoover and Hansen owed W. K. Jenkins $55,000 cash rent for farm property rented by them from Jenkins for the 1975 crop year. They were unable to pay the rent.

On November 28, 1975, Jenkins and Hoover and Hansen entered into an agreement, reciting that $55,000 was due as rent for the 1975 crop year and that Hansen and Hoover had 12,000 bushels of beans taken from the land, such crop being subject to a lien as provided in the lease and the “statutory lien” of…