Pryor v. International Lumber Co.

Taylor, C.

The plaintiffs are husband and wife: Plaintiff Joseph made homestead entry of a tract of land in St. Louis county, for which a patent was issued to him on February 20, 1901. On July 15, 1901, plaintiffs executed a deed conveying the timber thereon to Guy A. Eaton, “together with the right to enter upon said land and cut and remove therefrom at any time within 20 years from date hereof the timber herein conveyed.”

The deed gave the grantee and his assigns the exclusive right of occupancy of the land during the specified term and required them to pay all taxes upon the land that became…