Ladnier v. Ingram Day Lumber Co.

The appellant brought this suit against the Ingram Day Lumber Company and E. Hagan alleging that without Ms consent they had boxed and were continuing to box for turpentine a large number of pine trees growing on Ms land, and prayed for damages therefor and for an injunction restraining the company and Hagan from continuing their alleged trespasses on his land.. The boxing of the trees and the appellant’s ownership of the land were admitted by the appellees, defendants below, who in justification thereof rely upon a deed executed by the appellant’s grantor prior to Ms purchase of the land to…