Contract of sale of standing trees or timber so branded must be in writing

No contract for the sale of standing trees or standing timber when so branded shall be enforceable by action unless the contract or some memorandum thereof be in writing, signed by the person selling same or the person's duly authorized agent. Acts 1901, ch. 54, § 8; Shan., § 3608a85; Code 1932, § 6778; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 68-309. No contract for the sale of standing trees or standing timber when so branded shall be enforceable by action unless the contract or some memorandum thereof be in writing, signed by the person selling same or the person's duly authorized agent. Acts 1901, ch. 54, § 8; Shan., § 3608a85; Code 1932, § 6778; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 68-309.