Griffith v. Henderson
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County. Statement On April 9, 1906, 'the appellee brought a bill in equity in the circuit court for Washington county for an injunction under the statute against the appellant for trespass to timber lands.
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This case was decided by Division A. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Washington County. Statement On April 9, 1906, 'the appellee brought a bill in equity in the circuit court for Washington county for an injunction under the statute against the appellant for trespass to timber lands. The bill of complaint is sworn to and in brief alleges that John G.' Henderson, the complainant, is the owner in fee simple of land described as the ne% of section 26, township 4 north, range 15 west, Washington county; that said land is valuable almost entirely for the pine timber growing thereon; that the…
1Opinion of the Court
Whitfield, J.,
{after stating the facts.)—The bill of complaint alleges that the complainant has a fee simple title to the timbered land, that the defendant is cutting and removing the timber from the land, and that the defendant has no right or title to the timber, but claims to have a certain lease_on said timber, which lease has expired, a copy of the lease marked Exhibit “A” being made a part of the bill of complaint. The answer admits the title of the complainant to the land as alleged, and admits the cutting and removing of the timber from the land by the defendant by virtue of 'the…
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