Bowen v. Jameson, Sheriff

Opinion of the Court by

Commissioner Hobson

Reversing.

On February 15, 1847, Oliver Crawford conveyed to° William Smytbe 1,000 acres of land in Lee county. Washington Miller, as trustee, was cutting timber in the vicinity, and a dispute arose between him and Smythe as to the location of-Smythe’s line. Smythe died on January 9, 1904, the heirs of Smythe brought a suit against Miller and the persons for whom he was trustee, praying judgment for $10,000, the value of the timber cut by Miller over Smythe’s line. The defendants on November 19, 1904, filed answer denying the allegations of the…