Container Corp. of America v. Hornbuckle Farms, Inc.

Nichols, Justice.

A timber lease from Hornbuckle Farms, Inc. (Hornbuckle) to Container Corporation of America (CCOA) gave CCOA “ample time to cut and remove said trees not to exceed two years, with right to extend for an additional six months at the option of the Buyer.” CCOA cut timber during the two-year period but was not on the land and had not been cutting timber for some time at the expiration of the two-year period. When CCOA reentered and recommenced the cutting of timber some two to three months after expiration of the two-year period, Hornbuckle ordered CCOA to vacate the premises…