Cumnock-Reed Co. v. Lewis

Opinion of the Court by

Sims, Commissioner

Affirming.

Since these two appeals are prosecuted by the same appellant and involve the construction of the same contract, they have been heard together, and this opinion covers both cases. Appellant, Cumnock-Reed Company, defendant below in each case, will be referred to as the defendant, and the two appellees, Lewis and Gilvin, plaintiffs below, will be referred to by name.

Defendant, a Kentucky corporation, maintaining its chief office in Louisville, Kentucky, was engaged in the timber business in Leslie County, where it operated a mill for making…