Furrow v. Bair
West Virginia Supreme Court
Error to Circuit Court, Raleigh County. Action by J. L. Furrow against John T. Bair and others. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
Ritz, Judge:
The plaintiff J. L. Furrow and his brother C. S. Furrow, being joint owners of a tract of land containing 147% acres, upon which there was some standing timber, the said J. L. Furrow acting' for himself and as agent for his brother, on the 5th day of May, 1914, entered into a contract with the defendants for the sale of this timber. Shortly after the making of the contract the defendants moved their mill upon the land and began cutting and removing the timber. It appears that only a small part of the 147% acres was timbered, and that the timber which was standing thereon was…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Buskirk Bros. v. PeckWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1905
- M. C. McCorkle & Son v. KincaidCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1917
- Wilson v. Buffalo Collieries Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
3Cited by6 opinions
- W. M. Ritter Lumber Co. v. CommissionerUnited States Board of Tax Appeals · 1934
- Frazee Lumber Co. v. HadenWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1973
- Workman v. Clear Fork Lumber Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1932
- Holmes v. Westvaco Corp.Court of Appeals of South Carolina · 1986
- Lutz v. CurrenceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1922
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