Hardison v. Lumber Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
AotioN by W. A. Hardison, against tbe Dennis Simmons Lumber Company, heard by Judge Frederick Moore, at March Term, 1904, of the Superior Court of MaetiN County. From á judgment for the defendant the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClark, C. J.
On 5th September, 1891, plaintiff conveyed to the Greenfeaf-Johnson Company, in consideration of $65, “all the pine timber of and above the size of twelve inches in diameter on the stump when cut, in and upon” a certain tract of land, with the term of fifteen years within which to cut and remove the same. Thereupon, said company entered and cut a part of the timber which measured twelve inches and over, but left some of that size standing. In June, 1902, the Greenleaf-Johnson Company conveyed its interest and estate under said deed to defendant company, which again entered upon the land and…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Warren v. . ShortSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1896
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- Whitted v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1854
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