State v. . Williams

Citations

• 10 S.E. 901
• 106 N.C. 646

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant — Removing Crops — Intent.</p> <p>1. Where a tenant without the consent of, or notice to, his landlord, and before satisfying the latter’s liens, removed a portion of the crop from the land upon which it was produced and stored it in a building upon his (the tenant’s) own land: Held, that he was guilty of unlawfully removing crops, notwithstanding he made the removal for the purpose of sheltering the crop, and kept it separate from others. The intent with which the removal was made is not an essential element.</p> <p>2. A tenant may, in good faith, for the purpose of preserving the-crop, sever it from the land and remove it to a place of security upon the land upon which it was produced, without notice to his landlord.</p>