Tucker v. Hasson

Citations

• 32 Tex. 536

Syllabus

<p>1—H. leased a plantation to T. for the year, on a written agreement that the latter should pay one-sixth of the cotton to he grown by way of rent, and should, at gathering time, put the rent cotton in pens on the premises for H.; and if they should disagree at gathering time about the division so made, each should haul his cotton to the gin (which was on different premises), where a division should he made in accordance with the agreement. Held, that the agreement did not preclude H., the landlord, from suing out his distress warrant, when he found that the tenant was removing his cotton from the premises, with a view to evading a settlement according to the terms of the agreement.</p>