Watson v. McKinnon

Acker, Presiding Judge.—

P. B. Watson and appellee were partners in the saw mill and lumber business, under the firm name of John McKinnon & Co. The firm owned four acres of land within the corporate limits of the town of Orange, upon which their saw mill and machinerg were situated. Appellee resided upon this four acres with his family up to December, 1881, when he moved into a rented house and occupied 'that for a time, and had not returned to the residence on the land at the time of the trial. On December 26, 1881, the firm purchased four and a quarter acres of land adjoining the four acres…