Moorehead v. Hudson

LEE, J.,

for the Court.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 1. In 1966, Robert Moorehead purchased land in Union County to raise a timber crop. In 1996, Moorehead discovered that timber had been harvested from a portion of his property without his consent. Moorehead filed suit in chancery court to quiet title to the property and to recover damages for the timber trespass. Moorehead named Anthony Ray Hudson, Sr., Susan Annette Hudson and R.L.H. Logging, Inc. as defendants. Former Justice James L. Roberts, Jr. was appointed as special chancellor over the case.

¶ 2. After the trial, the chancellor…