Paine v. Dorough

The appellee recovered a judgment in the county court of Montague county for the sum of §124.75 against the appellants, W. E. Paine and J. B. Wall, jointly, for the conversion of portions of crops upon which he claimed a laborer’s lien, and for the same amount against one J. Johnson for debt due for labor performed.

The evidence shows that in January, 1908, Johnson made two separate and distinct contracts with the appellants, by virtue of which he rented certain lands from them for that year. One of these was with Paine, and the other with Wall. He agreed to pay as rents one-fourth of the…