Legal Opinion

H. Weston Lumber Co. v. Lacey Lumber Co.

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided March 15, 1920No. 21168PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Appeal from chancery court' of Hancock county. ITon. Wm. Denny, Jr. Chancellor. Suit by the Lacey Lumber Company against the H. Weston Lumber Company. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.

Appellee, a corporation, exhibited its bill in equity against appellant, a corporation, to recover four thousand two hundred and thirty dollars, the purchase money' for the lands described as the Southeast quarter of Southeast quarter of section 10, and West half of Southeast quarter, section 11, township '5, south of range 16 west; and in support of its claim alleg'ed in substance, the following facts: That prior to March, 1912, one W. B. Harbeson was the owner of the lands; that Harbeson had conveyed to appellee, the Lacey Lumber Company, the right to cut and remove all of the merchantable…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lipscomb v. Postell ex rel. Van VacterMississippi Supreme Court · 1860
  2. Harris & Mitchell v. Amoskeag Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1897
  3. Fitch v. BaldwinNew York Supreme Court · 1819
  4. Furness v. WilliamsIllinois Supreme Court · 1849
  5. Horrigan v. RiceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888

3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Century 21 Deep South Prop., Ltd. v. CorsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Hillsborough Investment Co. v. WilcoxSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
  3. Vandiver v. VincentDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
  4. Gulf Refining Co. v. AnkenySupreme Court of Florida · 1931
  5. Cowdery v. HerringSupreme Court of Florida · 1932

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