Graysonia-Nashville Lumber Co. v. Saline Development Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Howard Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The Saline Development Company instituted this action against the Graysonia-Nashville Lumber Company to recover the value of certain timber which it alleged the defendant company cut from its land without paying therefor.
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Appeal from Howard Chancery Court; James D. Shaver, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The Saline Development Company instituted this action against the Graysonia-Nashville Lumber Company to recover the value of certain timber which it alleged the defendant company cut from its land without paying therefor. The defendant filed an answer in which it claimed title to the timber cut from the land, and also the title to that yet standing on the land, and .alleged that the plaintiff’s claim was a cloud on its title to the timber. The defendant asked that the case be transferred to chancery, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts). (1) The conveyance by the plaintiff company to the Nashville Lumber Company of the timber on the Barefield land was a conveyance of an interest in the lands themselves. Liston v. Chapman & Dewey Land Co., 77 Ark. 116; Collins v. Bluff City Lbr. Co., 86 Ark. 202; Indiana & Arkansas Lbr. & Manufacturing Co. v. Eldridge, 89 Ark. 361.
(2-3) In the case of Stephans v. Shannon, 43 Ark. 464, the court held: “A vendor of land who has parted with the legal title, has, in equity, a lien on the land for the tmpaid purchase money, as against the'vendee and his privies,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Gaines v. SummersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
- Liston v. Chapman & Dewey Land Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1905
- Stephens v. ShannonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1884
- Collins v. Bluff City Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1908
- Miller v. MattisonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Baker-Matthews Lumber Company v. Bank of LepantoSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
- Krow & Neumann v. BernardSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
- Broderick v. McRae Box Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1919
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