Sumter Lbr. Co. Inc. v. Skipper

On and prior to October 16, 1922, J.Q. Skipper, a widower, owned 275 acres of land and the timber thereon, which timber is here in question. On that date he made the following conveyance of the timber to appellant's predecessor in title:

"For and in consideration of Six Hundred Fifty Dollars ($650.00) to us cash in hand paid the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we J.Q. Skipper ____, his wife, of Kemper County, Miss., have bargained and sold and by these presents do hereby bargain, sell, convey and warrant unto the Sumter Lumber Company, an Alabama corporation, domiciled at Electric…