Hooks v. Burns

This is the second appearance of this case in this court. On a former appeal the case was reversed and remanded for the purpose of having other parties brought in. See Hooks v. Burns, 168 Miss. 723, 152 So. 469.

The appellant, J. M. Hooks, rented some land for the year 1932 from Q. O. Stedman, who> had rented it from the appellee, Mrs. Sadie Burns, for two' hundred thirty-four dollars. Appellant contracted for approximately one-half of this land for one hundred seventy-six dollars, and worked the part rented by him, and the balance was worked by a share cropper of Q. O'. Stedman named Peter…