Legal Opinion
Young v. Griffin Lumber Co.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided July 9, 1991No. A91A0724PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Beasley, Judge.
Young sued Griffin Lumber Company, Wendell Merritt, and *693Sercer Logging Company for conversion of timber allegedly cut by them on land he owned.
Merritt purchased property from Young in January 1980. Young’s complaint is that Merritt did not cut timber from his own tract, but rather from an adjacent tract owned by Young. At trial, Young sought damages representing the value of the timber, plus attorney fees.
Merritt denied the material allegations of the complaint and filed a counterclaim for abusive litigation. Griffin Lumber and Sercer answered the complaint and filed a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Whitley v. Bank South, N. A.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1988
- Cothran v. BurkSupreme Court of Georgia · 1975
- Greenway v. GriffithSupreme Court of Georgia · 1969
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