Courson v. Land

“Whenever the relation of landlord and cropper shall exist, the title to and right to control and possess the crops grown and raised upon the lands of the landlord by the cropper shall be vested in the landlord until he shall have received *535his part of the crops so raised and shall have been fully paid for all advances made to the cropper in the year said crops were raised to aid in making said crops.” Code, § 61-502. Where this relation exists, the title to and right to control all crops grown on the lands of the landlord remain in him until there has been an actual division and settlement…