Griffith v. Ayer-Lord Tie Co.
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from White Circuit Court; Eugene Lank-ford, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On the 8th day of May, 1906, L. P. Coleman, who was the owner of a certain tract of timber land in White County, together with his -wife, executed the following instrument: “Timber Deed.
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Appeal from White Circuit Court; Eugene Lank-ford, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. On the 8th day of May, 1906, L. P. Coleman, who was the owner of a certain tract of timber land in White County, together with his -wife, executed the following instrument: “Timber Deed. “Know All Men by These Presents: “That the undersigned, L. P. Coleman, of the county of Pulaski, in the State of Arkansas, by the written direction of J. S. Leffler, found on the reverse side hereof and signed by J. S. Leffler, and in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars to me paid by Ayer-Lord Tie…
1Opinion of the Court
Wood, J.,
(after stating the facts). The rights of the respective parties to this controversy can only be determined by the construction of the instrument designated as a “timber deed” and set out in the statement, under which the appellee claims that it was the owner of the crossties, and that same had been sold and wrongfully converted by Leffler.
The appellant denied the title of the appellee to the ties in controversy, and contended that he was an innocent purchaser thereof for value. A proper construction of the instrument will determine all the questions in controversy.
The complaint,…
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