Question juridique clé
Whether the use of W. to run the farm constituted a prohibited sublease or sham arrangement barring lease extension under the Agricultural Lease Act.
Solution extraite
No. W. was an employee, not a subtenant; the arrangement was covered by the employment contract and did not amount to an evasion transaction.
Motifs extraits
W. received a fixed salary, bore no share in the operating result, and the entrepreneurial risk remained with the tenant. Although he had some autonomy and could keep livestock, the landlord retained significant control, and the arrangement was consistent with a labor relationship rather than a concealed lease.