Gardner v. Heflin

Appellee, Heflin, sued appellants, Mrs. Sophia Gardner and D. S. Skaggs, for damages, and recovered a judgment against them for $800; and appellants prosecute an appeal here.

By the declaration, in substance, he alleged that he was lawfully in possession, as lessee, of 250 acres of land, by a written lease executed by the owner, Mrs. Sophia Gardner, to R. Y. Goode, and by Mrs. Gardner and Goode, in writing, the lease was assigned to him. The lease was to be in effect for the years 1938 and 1939.

Heflin alleg’ed that: In November, 1938, Mrs. Gardner and Skaggs wrongfully took possession of the…