Dowling Park Naval Stores Co. v. Houck

Citations

• 64 Fla. 242

Syllabus

<p>Where a lease of timber for turpentine purposes dated January 11th, 1904, provides that “in consideration of the sum of thirty-two and 50/100 dollars per thousand turpentine boxes, to be paid for when timber is boxed,” the lease is “for the full period of three years from the date of the cutting of each and every parcel of said timber,” “for turpentine purposes,” “for the full period of three years from the cutting of each and every part thereof,” the law implies a reasonable time within which the timber must be boxed- so that the stated period of three years will begin to run, and upon failure of the lessee to box the timber within a reasonable time under all the circumstances of the case, the rights under the lease will-cease ; and on the circumstances disclosed, the chancellor in this case properly held the rights of the lessee to have ceased when the bill was filed December 10th, 1910.</p>