Burgess v. Joplin Lumber Co

There is not much controversy over the facts in this case. With slight alterations we are using the statements are submitted by the appellants and the respondent.

These are separate appeals prosecuted by the appellants from judgments rendered in Division Number One of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, in separate suits, in one of which suits Perry Burgess was plaintiff and in the other John L. Stauffer was plaintiff, and in both cases the Joplin Lumber Company, a corporation, was defendant. In these suits the respective plaintiffs below sought to have the defendant enjoined from removing a…