143 Ga. 479 | Ga. | 1915
Joseph Fields rented 30 acres of land to John and Will Alexander, who subrented 12 acres to Will Leonard. A distress warrant, issued at the instance of the landlord against the principal tenants, was levied upon the crop grown by the subtenant, who filed a petition to enjoin the proceeding. On the trial it appeared that in October, 1910, Fields rented to John and Will Alexander 30 acres of land for the year 1911 for $125, and took their note for this amount. At the same time he sold them a mule for $165, retaining the title to the mule. About two or three months afterwards the Alexanders sold the mule without Fields’ consent or knowledge. In the early part of the year 1911 the Alexanders subrented 12 acres of the land to Will Leonard for the sum of $41, who gave to them his note for that sum. The Alexanders also sub-rented 6 acres to Fields, their landlord, for which he agreed to
Judgment reversed.