Sharp v. Learned

During the summer and fall of 1937, appellee cut and removed the merchantable timber, or a considerable part thereof, from what is known as Diamond Island Towhead, which is situated immediately west and north of the present main channel of the Mississippi River, opposite the lower part of Warren County, Mississippi. Appellants claim the land and the timber thereon through Louisiana title sources, and that the land is located in Louisiana, and under such claims appellants brought an action by attachment in that state to recover of appellee damages for cutting’ and converting’ the timber. All…