Northeast Lumber Company v. Harris

Opinion op the Court by

Drury, Commissioner—

Reversing.

The Northeast Lumber Company, which we will refer to as- the lumber company, • seeks by this appeal to-secure the reversal of a judgment for $1,200 recovered against it by J. B. Harris. On February 1, 192-3, Harris made a contract with the lumber company to cut certain timber for it on a tract of 240 acres located on Spewing Camp Branch in Floyd county. He agreed to use care in cutting the timber to prevent it .from -splitting and damaging, and to cut from 7,000 t-o 10,000 feet per day, unless prevented by conditions beyond his control. The…