Emerson v. Turner
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; George W. Hays, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellee alleges in his .complaint that he owned certain lands in Columbia and Nevada counties, Arkansas, and had owned these lands for a number of years; that the appellant, R. R. Emerson, was the agent of the appellee to look after these lands, and, while he was acting as agent of the appellee, he cut or allowed to be cut, converted or allowed to be converted, 650,000 feet of pine timber…
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Appeal from Columbia Circuit Court; George W. Hays, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellee alleges in his .complaint that he owned certain lands in Columbia and Nevada counties, Arkansas, and had owned these lands for a number of years; that the appellant, R. R. Emerson, was the agent of the appellee to look after these lands, and, while he was acting as agent of the appellee, he cut or allowed to be cut, converted or allowed to be converted, 650,000 feet of pine timber growing on lands belonging to the appellee in Nevada County, and that on the 10th day of July, 1903, the appellant cut,…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). 1. The appellant contends that the Columbia Circuit Court had no jurisdiction of the subject-matter as to the timber cut from the land in Nevada County upon the authority of section 6060 of Kirby’s Digest and Jacks v. Moore, 33 Ark. 31. Section 6060 of Kirby’s Digest provides: “Actions for the following causes must be brought in the county in which the subject of the action or some part thereof is situated.
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“Subdiv. 4: For an injury to real property.”
In Jacks v. Moore, supra, the complaint alleged “that the defendant entered…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- McMorris v. SimpsonNew York Supreme Court · 1839
- Jacks v. MooreSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1878
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