McClurkin v. Ziebach & Webb Timber Co.

CRAWLEY, Judge.

Shirley MeClurkin and William McClurkin and their two daughters (the “owners”) entered into a “management by objections” agreement (the “management agreement”) with Alabama River Woodlands, Inc. (the “forest manager”) to provide forestry management on certain land, which includes the Pebble Hill tract, the subject of this action.

Later, Shirley MeClurkin notified the forest manager of her desire to have certain timber cut from Pebble Hill and three other tracts of land. The forest manager’s representative was Randy Loyd (the “agent”), a registered forester with the state of…