Leigh v. Garysburg Mfg. Co.

This is an action to recover damages for the unlawful occupation of land for the use of a tramway and to enjoin its further occupation. The defendant by a written contract dated May 4, 1894,'bought all the timber measuring 14 inches at the stump standing on the plaintiff’s land, at a price that practically amounted to one dollar per thousand feet, and agreed to cut and remove all said timber within the period of five years from the beginning of the contract. The contract further provided that the defendant should “have the right to build railroad or tramway across the above named lands for…