Legal Opinion
Horne v. Skinner
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided February 13, 1950No. 16947PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Almand, Justice.
J. E. Horne and T. P. Melton filed an action against W. M. Skinner, seeking money judgments and equitable relief. The petition alleged: Horne, the owner of a certain tract of land, by written contract sold all the pine and poplar timber thereon to Melton. Under the contract, a copy of which was attached to the petition, Melton had the right tú cut trees in excess of a designated diameter, and he agreed to cut no trees within 100 yards of the Horne residence and two lakes on the tract. The defendant made an agreement with Melton as to the cutting of the timber, wherein he…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Jenkins v. LaneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1922
- Shepherd v. Southern Pine Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Magid v. ByrdSupreme Court of Georgia · 1927
- Cobb v. Clark Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1903
- Central Bank & Trust Corp. v. Piedmont Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1917
3Cited by4 opinions
- National City Bank of Rome v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- Georgia, Southern & Florida Railway Co. v. WilliamsonCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1951
- Lee v. AustinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1953
- National City Bank of Rome v. GrahamCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962