Patterson v. Proctor

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Albert and Carol Patterson sued James Proctor d/b/a Proctor Logging Company, Pine Timber Wood Procurement & Management, Inc., Pine Timber Wood Production, Inc., and Southern Wood Suppliers, Inc., alleging the defendants cut and removed timber from the Pattersons’ property without their consent. In their complaint, the Pattersons alleged that the defendants committed trespass to realty, converted their timber and, in committing acts of theft by taking and theft by receiving, violated the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”) Act. Proctor moved for…