Caston v. Pine Lumber Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Covington county - Hon. R. E. Sheebt, Chancellor. Suit by E. G. Gaston against the Pine Lumber Company. Prom a decree in favor of defendant, plaintiff apjieals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court-
1Opinion of the CourtCook, J.
Complainant below, appellant here, claims title to certain sixteenth-section land in Covington county. It appears from the record that this land was legally leased in 1846 for ninety-nine years; that the leasehold interest in the land was sold for the nonpayment of taxes assessed against it for the fiscal year 1903, and appellant, claims title, through mesne conveyances, to this tax title. The bill of complaint prays for a confirmation of this title,, and also for damages for cutting and otherwise destroying the timber on the land.
Appellee, defendant and cross-complainant below, alleged that…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Moss Point Lumber Co. v. Harrison CountyMississippi Supreme Court · 1906
- Butterfield Lumber Co. v. GuyMississippi Supreme Court · 1908
- Dantzler Lumber Co. v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
- Warren County v. GansMississippi Supreme Court · 1902
- Fox v. Pearl River Lumber Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1902
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