Indiana & Arkansas Lumber & Manufacturing Co. v. Eldridge
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Fee Circuit Court; Hcmce N. Hutton, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The foundation of the present action is a contract which was exhibited with the -complaint and reads as follows: “J. R. Jarratt to Moss Tie Company.
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Appeal from Fee Circuit Court; Hcmce N. Hutton, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The foundation of the present action is a contract which was exhibited with the -complaint and reads as follows: “J. R. Jarratt to Moss Tie Company. “Know all men by -these presents, that I, J. R. Jarratt, of the county of Fee and State of Arkansas, for and in consideration of the sum of forty-five hundred dollars cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, have this day sold and by these presents do bargain, sell and convey unto the T. J. Moss Tie Company (a corporation existing under the laws…
1Opinion of the Court
Hart, J.,
(after stating the facts.) The facts in this case are undisputed. The timber was cut down or severed from the soil prior to the 30th day of May, 1907, and the logs were left lying on the ground where the trees fell. The sole question raised by the appeal is, could the appellant subsequent to the time limit remove the logs from the land without being liable for conversion ? ' The question is an open one in this State. The point was raised in the case of Plummer v. Reeves, 83 Ark. 10, but the court held that, under the facts of that case, it was abstract, and was not necessary to be…
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