Trudie Turpentine Co. v. Pearson

The Trudie Turpentine Company, claiming as sublessee of “about ten acres of lot of land number 33 in the second district of Brantley County, Georgia, known as the still quarters, . . and a portion of said quarters being on lot No. 131,” brought an action against J. A. Pearson, seeking an injunction to prevent the defendant from “ploughing up” and cultivating the land “around and adjacent to the house and shanties” situated on the alleged leased land. The petition alleged that the plaintiff was engaged in the manufacture of turpentine, and that the shanties on the leased premises were occupied…