Woods v. Brannen

Wyatt, Justice.

1. The evidence disclosed that on April 29, 1907, W. J. Williams conveyed to the Savannah, Augusta, and Northern Railroad Company a one-hundred-foot-wide right of way through the lands of the grantor, said deed containing the provision: “Said Williams has the right to cultivate said lands up to the track until it is needed for railway purposes.” Another provision in the deed was: “This deed to be void unless said railroad shall build on said lands within two years from date.” In April, 1921, W. J. Williams conveyed the tract of land through which the railroad right of way…