Spruce v. White

MOORE, District Judge.

This case involves the interpretation of a timber contract made between the parties on the 20th day of May, 1936. If interpreted in accordance with the plaintiffs’ contention, plaintiffs would be entitled to a judgment; but if according to the contention of the defendant, he would be entitled to recover a small balance against the plaintiffs.

The contract provides for the sale by the plaintiffs and the purchase by the defendant of all merchantable standing timber ten inches and more in size on a tract of land of undetermined acreage in Patrick County, Virginia. Timber of…