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BURTON v. RICE

No. 5-2545.

352 S.W.2d 568 (1961)

Homer BURTON, Appellant, v. Melvin RICE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arkansas.

Rehearing Denied January 30, 1962.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhine & Rhine and Howard A. Mayes, Paragould, for appellant.

Kirsch, Cathey & Brown, Paragould, for appellee.

GEORGE ROSE SMITH, Justice.

This is an action at law by the appellant landlord to recover possession of a farm that he orally leased to the appellee in the fall of 1958 for a term of four years. At the close of the plaintiff's proof he asked for a directed verdict on the ground that the principal allegations in the complaint had not been denied by the answer and were therefore admitted. The court denied the motion for a directed verdict; the correctness of that ruling...

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