Land Co. of Florida v. Fetty

FOSTER, Circuit Judge.

Defendant in error, plaintiff'below, filed his suit, against the plaintiff in error, defendant below, to recover $77,625, on a cause of action that is best shown by a brief statement of the pleadings. The parties will hereafter be referred to as they appeared in the District Court.

The petition alleges in substance that plaintiff, a resident of Savannah, Ga., had been engaged in' the lumber business for some 25 years, and was familiar with and experienced in the handling of timber properties; that defendant was the owner of approximately 160,000 aeres of timbered land in…