Wheeler v. Pannell

Mississippi Supreme Court October 15, 1909

Wheeler v. Pannell, 96 Miss. 382 (Miss. 1909)

51 So. 598

Whitfield

Opinion of the Court

Whitfield, C. J.,

delivered the opinion of the court.

■ The testimony in this case malees it clear, as we think, that a very large part of the amount for which the jury returned a *386verdict was furnished by Paimell for the completion of the crop of 1907, and was not furnished on the faith of the contract for the year 1908, and this necessitates a reversal. We •cannot assent to the contention that, under our laws on this subject, there must be a conviction for the crime as a condition precedent to the right to sue for the damages; but, for the error indicated, the judgment is reversed, and the cause remanded.

Reversed.

Reference

Full Case Name: Robert Wheeler v. John Pannell
Status: Published
Syllabus: IjAndlobd and Tbnant. Interference with relation. Liability. Code 1906, § 1146. Untieing away. Under Code 1906, § 1146, subjecting a person who entices away a tenant under a written contract for a specified time to punishment and making him liable to the landlord for all advances made to the tenant undei\\the contract:— (а) A recovery by the landlord against one who enticed away his tenant is not dependent upon his conviction of the offense; but (б) The landlord cannot recover for advances made to the tenant for completing a crop grown under a prior lease.