Blair v. Kimberly-Clark Corp.

FAULKNER, Justice.

Linder Blair and Wanda Blair appeal from a summary judgment granted in favor of Kimberly-Clark Corporation in a suit for wrongful cutting of timber and for conversion and trespass. We affirm.

The facts are undisputed in this case. In a warranty deed dated June 24, 1975, C.L. Blair and his wife, Pearlie Blair, conveyed certain property in Talladega County to their son Linder Blair and his wife Wanda. Included in the deed was a clause by which C.L. Blair retained timber and mineral rights as follows:

“One of the Grantors herein, C.L. Blair, hereby retains the right to cut the…