Taylor v. Mullins

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Miller

Affirming.

Appellee Mullins having contracted with the Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. to cut, saw, haul to and place in Russell’s Fork of Sandy River the timber on t'he company’s Camp Branch Tract in Dickerson county, Va., sublet the contract for hauling the logs, in May, 1909, fo appellant Taylor, and his partner Belcher, for two cents per cube. Mullins had- himself done quite a good *598deal of the hauling at the time he sublet that portion of the contract to Taylor & Belcher, and they, in order to equip themselves for the work, bought from Mullins five mules for…