Legal Opinion

Adams v. Growers' Warehouse, Inc.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 12, 1949PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBaekhill, J.

We are not concerned here with any misconduct on the part of Stancill in disregarding the request of plaintiffs, or in disposing of property subject to lien, or in failing to account for the proceeds of sale. ¥e are concerned only with the liability of defendants to plaintiffs for the value of tobacco raised on plaintiffs’ farm and sold on defendants’ warehouse floor.

Title to and possession of crops cultivated and harvested by a tenant or share cropper rests in the landlord until the rents are paid and the landlord’s lien for advancements is discharged, and the landlord may have recourse…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Rhodes v. Smith-Douglass Fertilizer Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1941

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Puckett v. SellarsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  2. McNeill v. McDougaldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955
  3. Hall v. OdomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
  4. Rivenbark v. MooreCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1982
  5. Sugg v. ParrishCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1981

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