Gouge Logging timber thieves Johnson City Tennessee

In 2003, Gouge Logging was contracted to timber my land in Surgoinsville, TN. After inspecting the land, they told me that they would offer me a 50/50 split on all the timber they could sell from my land and that it appeared that we would probably get about $30,000 each. They also guaranteed me that by July 15, 2003, they would finish the job and no matter how much they cut or didn't cut, they would guarantee me a minimum of $20,000 in payment.

Needless to say, by that date they had paid me roughly $12,500. A week or so later, I had my lawer remove them from my property and we have been after them since. We then brought in a forrester from another area to measure the stumps, distance to tops, culled wood, etc and their estimate at then current market values was that approximately $66,000 of wood had been harvested from my property (that included a hefty percentage given for bad wood). In short, I should have been paid roughly $33,000 and was only actually paid $12,500. Gouge Logging ripped me off! Watch out!

Jeff
Surgoinsville, Tennessee
U.S.A.