John Tennyson v. State
Georgia Court of Appeals
16 Ga. App. 214 (1915)
- Written by Sean Carroll, JD
Facts
John Tennyson (defendant) was a sharecropper for H.D. Brinson. Tennyson and Brinson allegedly entered a contract under which Tennyson agreed to cut four cords of wood on Brinson’s property. Brinson advanced Tennyson $2 as part of the contract. When Tennyson did not cut the wood by the alleged deadline, Brinson “gave [Tennyson] a thrashing,” at which point Tennyson left the property. Tennyson did not return the $2 but left all his crop for Brinson. Tennyson was charged with the crime of cheating and swindling under the Georgia Labor Contract Act. Tennyson stated that he left Brinson’s property because Brinson told him to leave after the beating. Tennyson was convicted and moved for a new trial. The trial court denied the motion. Tennyson appealed.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Broyles, J.)
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