Myers v. Snider

Ed. F. McFaddin, Associate Justice.

In seeking a reversal the appellant contends that: (a) the Chancellor’s findings are against the preponderance of the evidence; and (b) the findings are inconsistent.1

We give the salient facts: appellee, Snider, had owned for many years a tract of about two acres fronting on the basin cut-off of White River at DeValls Bluff. He was willing to allow some of his friends to have cottages on his land. Accordingly, on May 1, 1950, Snider gave appellant Myers an instrument reading:

“I agree to lease to Mr. George Meyers part of my ground at DeValls Bluff, Ark. to…