Brock v. United States

Mr. O. B. Brock, the original plaintiff in this case, in June 1928, entered into an agreement with the United States, acting through the Forest Supervisor of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, whereby he agreed to purchase from the United States, at specified rates, and cut and remove under prescribed conditions, certain quantities and kinds of timber from 188 acres of land located in the State of West Virginia. Since the filing of the petition and the taking of the evidence in the case, Mr. Brock died, and the administrators of his estate have been substituted as parties…