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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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