Dolph v. State
Dolph v. State
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellant was indicted and convicted, under section 1261, Code 1906, for removing property subject to lien from premises. Appellant was a share cropper, and one Mr. Childs was, his landlord. The contract was verbal. According to the landlord’s version, appellant was to deliver to him one-half of all of the agricultural products raised by him. According to appellant’s understanding of the contract he was to deliver to his landlord one-half of the cotton and corn grown on the land. The trial court would not permit appellant to tell the jury what was his understanding of the contract. It seems that appellant also planted a potato patch and sold the potatoes produced thereon, pocketing the proceeds.
Reversed and remanded.
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- 1. Landlord and Tenant. Removal of property. Criminal responsibility. Intent. Evidence. In a prosecution under Code 1906, section 1261, for removing from the leased premises garden produce subject to a landlord’s lien, the intent to defeat or impair the lien is the gravamen of the charge. 2. Same. In such case evidence is admissible to prove that defendant understood from his contract with the landlord that the lien applied only to cotton and corn and not to garden produce.