Maddox Grocery Co. v. St. Joseph Land & Development Co.

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellee, the St. Joseph Land & Development Company, being the owner of a large body of land lying in the counties of Liberty and Franklin, state of Florida, leased to Carr Bros., “for the purpose of extracting turpentine and rosin therefrom, all of the pine timber suitable for turpentine purposes, * * * more particularly described as follows, to wit.” Then follows a description of the land. The lessor reserved from the lands so described an existing railroad right of way and such other railroad or tramroad rights of way as had been or should be granted by it. The lessees…