Walker v. Preacher

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Eishburne.

The appellant owns a tract of land in Beaufort County, containing 1,400 acres, known as Rose Hill Plantation. Under a verbal agreement he contracted with the respondent, W. B. Preacher, to sell to the latter certain sawmill timber standing on the land, for an agreed price per thousand feet. The contract was entered into in May, 1935, and the appellant alleges that under its terms and provisions he granted “to the said defendant permission to go upon said land hereinabove described known as Rose Hill Plantation, and to cut and…