Continental Southern Lines, Inc. v. Caldwell

Continental Southern Lines, Inc., filed a rule for ejectment against F. C. Caldwell, its tenant under a written lease. From judgment below in favor of petitioner, defendant has filed this appeal.

The petitioner operated a bus line in Louisiana and elsewhere, and owned a lot of ground and bus terminal in the town of Leesville, Louisiana. During January, 1951, the plaintiff entered into a written agreement with the defendant, Caldwell, whereby the latter agreed to act as petitioner’s Leesville agent for the sale of tickets, handling of express, etc., and also entered into a lease, with the…