E. C. Artman Lumber Co. v. Bogard

Opinion of the Court by

Judge Thomas.

Reversing.

The- appellant and plaintiff below, E. C. Artman Lumber Company, is a Michigan corporation but conducting its business of operating a saw mill at Metropolis, Illinois. On April 19, 1916, it entered into a written contract with TJ. L. Rogers, who owned a tract of land in Trigg county, Kentucky, whereby it purchased from him nine standing white oak trees and one elm tree, each of which was described in the written contract and branded with the letter X. Plaintiff was to have as much time as it required to remove the trees; or in other words, there…