MacMillan Bloedell, Inc. v. Ezell

On July 26, 1978, MacMillan Bloedel, Inc. (MacMillan), purchased forty acres of land located in Choctaw County from C.B. Hightower III and his wife Brenda Hightower. On May 28, 1980, MacMillan filed an action in the Circuit Court of Choctaw County to quiet title, naming Azariah Spears as a defendant, after it had learned that he was in possession of and claiming to own that land.1 Spears counterclaimed for damages in trespass, alleging that MacMillan had wrongfully cut his timber, and the case was subsequently tried before a jury. During the trial, MacMillan amended its complaint to state a…