Yellow Poplar Lumber Co. v. Thompson's Heirs
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Buchanan county in an action of ejectment. Judgment for the plaintiffs. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtCardwell, J.
This action of ejectment was brought by the heirs of James Thompson, deceased, and another, against the Yellow Poplar Lumber Company and one Levi Osborn, to recover the possession of 150 acres of land, situated in Buchanan county, Virginia; the defendant, the Yellow Poplar Company, being the claimant of 279 marked and branded poplar, ash and cucumber trees, standing and growing on said land, and Levi Osborn claiming the ownership and possession of the surface of the land.
At the trial there was a verdict for the plaintiffs against the Yellow Poplar Company for the standing trees in question,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Creekmur v. CreekmurSupreme Court of Virginia · 1881
- Stuart v. PennisSupreme Court of Virginia · 1895
- Osceola Land Co. v. Chicago Mill & Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
- Virginia Coal & Iron Co. v. KellySupreme Court of Virginia · 1896
- Stevenson v. HenkleSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by14 opinions
- Prince v. Frost-Johnson Lumber Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1923
- Custer v. HallWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1912
- Bridgewater Manufacturing Co. v. FunkhouserSupreme Court of Virginia · 1913
- Marion Investment Co. v. Virginia Lincoln Furniture Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1938
- Virginia & West Virginia Coal Co. v. CharlesDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1917
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.