Robson v. Harris

Bleckley, Chief Justice.

Harris, a tenant or cropper of Robson, trustee, died. His widow applied for a year’s support, under section 2571 of the code. The appraisers made and returned a schedule of the property set apart by them, which included a one-half interest in the crop produced that year (1887) on the premises. It seems Harris died before the crop matured, and perhaps before the work of cultivation was finished. Robson, as trustee, filed objections to the return of the appraisers, setting up title to the crop under a contract with Harris as his cropper, and urging a claim for supplies,…