Alaculsy Lumber Co. v. Gudger

R. M. Gudger and John Hampton brought an action in trespass against the Alaculsy Lumber Company, to recover damages occasioned by the cutting and removal of certain *604timber and tanbark from a lot of land alleged to be the property of the plaintiffs. Hampton was stricken from the case, and the defendant in its answer denied that the plaintiff had title. The title relied upon by the plaintiff was a deed from A. T. Logan, sheriff, to E. M. Gudger, dated December 2, 1884, conveying lot of land number 290 in the 27th district and 2d section of Murray county, under and by virtue of the following fi.…