Legal Opinion

Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp. v. Litchfield

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided February 19, 1912No. 8096PublishedCited by 8 opinions

Before Memmingbr, J., Berkeley, April, 1911. Action by the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation against John Litchfield and John Litchfield, Jr. Defendants appeal. cite: As decisive of this case: 89 S. C. 328. cites: As to “quality” of conveyances of this general class: 80 S. C. 106; 12 Rich. 314; 77 S. C. 255; 11 Coke 46; 3 Am. D. 215; 13 Me. 122; 10 Gray. 48; 47 Me. 595; 1 Am. St. R. 551; 53 Id. 73; 37 S. W. 260; 70 S. W. 290; 123 Am.

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Before Memmingbr, J., Berkeley, April, 1911. Action by the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation against John Litchfield and John Litchfield, Jr. Defendants appeal. cite: As decisive of this case: 89 S. C. 328. cites: As to “quality” of conveyances of this general class: 80 S. C. 106; 12 Rich. 314; 77 S. C. 255; 11 Coke 46; 3 Am. D. 215; 13 Me. 122; 10 Gray. 48; 47 Me. 595; 1 Am. St. R. 551; 53 Id. 73; 37 S. W. 260; 70 S. W. 290; 123 Am. St. A. 58; 98 S. W. 238; 99 S. W. 736; 57 S. E. 873; 77 S. E. 81.

1Opinion of the Court

February 19, 1912. The opinion of the Court was delivered by The plaintiff brought this action against defendants to perpetually enjoin them from cutting timber from certain lands described, situated in Berkeley county, in violation of plaintiff's rights alleged to have been acquired under a timber deed and contract executed by A.J. Litchfield and the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company on August 21, 1899. The plaintiff claims as successor of the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company and the defendants claim as grantees of A.J. Litchfield.

The question submitted to the Circuit Court was whether upon a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Flagler v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1911
  2. McClary v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1911

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Minshew v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1914
  2. Lucas v. North Carolina Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1937
  3. Murray v. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1939
  4. Crown Orchard Co. v. DennisDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1915
  5. Nofal v. Lincoln Reserve Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934

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