Johnson v. Curry & Sealy

The defendants in error, who were also the defendants in the court below, held an agreement executed to them on October 25, 1905, by Mrs. L. J. Avera, wherein the former were granted a right to box and .work the pine timber on certain lands for turpentine purposes-for a period of four years after beginning operations. This contract was by the defendants, on November 8, 1905, assigned to the plaintiff by a transfer endorsed thereon and signed by the defendants, reading as follows: “For value received we hereby transfer to W. A. Johnson the within lease, with the understanding that he cancels…