Jarrett v. Scofield

In 1944, J. Wilbur Jarrett, the appellant, bargained and sold unto Scofield Brothers, the appellees, by written contract, certain timber standing on his property in the Taylors Island Election District of Dorchester County. One of the covenants of this contract was for quiet enjoyment, expressed in the following language:

“That the said parties of the second part shall have (legal — J. S.) quiet and peaceful possession of the land while cutting and removing said trees and timber, and shall not be involved in any (just — J. W. J.) disputes as to the right to cut and remove said trees and…