Whitewater Lumber Co. v. Langford

Maggie E. Langford sold* and conveyed certain standing timber on her lands to the Whitewater Lumber Company; her husband, R. J. Langford, joining in the deed. The deed fixed a limited time for removal of the timber, with option to_ extend or renew at the expiration of the time limit upon payment of $100 per annum for such extension. The deed contained a reverter clause.

The grantee claims the time limit fixed by the deed was seven years, and before it expired, tendered the $100 required for one year’s renewal or extension. The grantor refused the tender upon the ground that the time limit was…