Mathews v. Burke

Citations

• 32 Tex. 419

Syllabus

<p>1— The statutes of this State (Paschal’s Digest, Articles 5027 to 5037), not only-in express terms give to a landlord a prior lien for his rent upon the crop which may be raised on the rented premises, but they also substantially provide that this lien shall hold the crop so long as it remains on the premises, and even if the crop be removed off the premises by the tenant, that the lien shall still attach to it until the 1st day of January after its maturity.</p> <p>2— Any purchaser of the crop before the 1st day of January next succeeding its maturity, takes it subject to the lien; and the fact that he purchased, in good faith and in ignorance of the lien, will not avail such purchaser as a defense against the claim of the landlord.</p> <p>3— The statutes are themselves notice to all persons of the nature and duration of the landlord’s lien on the products of rented premises; and purchasers are thereby forewarned how they contract for such products.</p>