Jones v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Shipp, J., Marion, February and March, 1912. Action by J. W. Jones against Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation and North and South Carolina Railway Company. Defendant, Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation, appeals. Messrs.
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Before Shipp, J., Marion, February and March, 1912. Action by J. W. Jones against Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation and North and South Carolina Railway Company. Defendant, Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation, appeals. Messrs. Willcox & Willcox cite: As to granting temporary injunctions: 69 S. C. 156; 67 S. C. 84; 87 S. C. 566; 90 S. C. 150. An allegation of reasonable time should be made more definite: 65 S. C. 284; 28 S. C. 396; 33 S. C. 216; 34 S. C. 67. cite: Pacts and circumstances should be alleged to ascertain reasonable time: 89 S. C. 328; 90 S. C. 363. The reasonable time should not be…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Eraser.
This is an action for injunction and damages. The complaint alleges that on the 7th day of January, 1899, the plaintiff’s grantor, David J. Atkinson, executed and delivered to one R. L. Montague, a certain instrument of writing styled and known as a “Deed and Contract” and commonly called a “Timber Deed,” bearing date on said day, whereby he purported tO' sell and convey unto the said R. L. Montague all the timber of every kind and description to twelve inches stump diameter and upwards, twelve inches from the ground at the time of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Crawford v. Atlantic Coast Lumber Corp.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1907
- Livingston v. RuffSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1903
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