May v. Ewan

'Smith, J.

Appellee, who was the plaintiff below, brought this suit to recover a sum alleged to be due him as rent on a tract of land in Monroe County for the year 1923. The suit was brought against "W. W. May and Van G-. Patrick as partners and against H. C. Pope, and judgment was recovered against all three defendants, and they have all appealed.

May owned a large tract of land in Phillips County, and in 1908 he formed'a copartnership with Patrick, who was his nephew, to clear and cultivate these lands. In connection with these operations, a commissary was operated from which the tenants on…