McDonald v. Roemer

BARROW, Chief Justice.

Appellants, J. R. McDonald and wife, Mary McDonald, have perfected their appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict, whereby appellee recovered judgment against appellants for the sum of $1,500 as damages for breach of an agricultural lease of 64 acres of land in Wilson County.

The principal question is whether the lease is for a longer term than one year and, thus, within the statute of frauds, to-wit, Article 1288 and Article 3995, subdivision 4, Vernon’s Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann.1 Although the lease was in writing, the description of the property is not adequate for…