Estate of Ellie B. Williams, Deceased, Robert M. Driggers, Sr., Personal Representative, et al. - Page 4

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          8,700 acres of undeveloped, rural timberland and farmland in                
          Putnam County and Clay County, Florida, from him.                           
               Before he died, Williams leased the timber rights to the               
          8,700 acres to Hudson Pulp & Paper Co. (Hudson) for 20 years and            
          gave the company an option to lease it for an additional 20                 
          years.  The lease was still in effect in 1979.  Under the lease,            
          Hudson paid Williams $5 per cord of wood harvested from the                 
          property.                                                                   
                         2.   Robert M. Driggers, Sr.                                 
               Robert M. Driggers, Sr. (petitioner), lived in Green Cove              
          Springs, Florida, when the petitions were filed in these cases.             
          He was born in 1927 or 1928.  Petitioner's wife was Williams'               
          niece.                                                                      
               Petitioner has been in the timber business since he dropped            
          out of school in the seventh grade.  He was a business associate            
          of Williams.                                                                
          B.   The Relationship Between Petitioner and Decedent                       
               1.   Business Relationship Between Petitioner and Decedent             
               Decedent participated very little in Williams' timber                  
          business before Williams died in 1962.  After Williams died,                
          decedent asked petitioner to help her manage the 8,700 acres.               
          Decedent hired petitioner and initially paid him $50 a week to              
          manage the property, fix the fences, sell or otherwise dispose of           








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