Crorow Hardwood Co. v. Burks

This is an appeal from a decree for the appellee against the appellant, for the value of trees cut and removed by the appellant from land owned by the appellee.

In December, 1903, Joseph Burks, who then owned the land, conveyed to R. C. Coldwell “all the standing, live, round, and growing timber, except pine and water oak, ’ ’ growing thereon. The deed stipulated that:

“The said R. C. Coldwell and his assigns shall have the right to enter upon said land at any time during a period of twenty years from date hereof, . . . and that he and his assigns shall have the right to cut and remove said…