Leadbetter v. Morse

WATHEN, Justice.

This appeal involves consolidated actions brought by Fred and Lillian Leadbetter against Harold Morse and Gard Twitchell to recover for unauthorized cutting of timber on the Leadbetters’ property in the Town of Turner. Morse, who owns property situated south of the Leadbetter parcel, hired Twitchell to cut timber on his land. In carrying out the contract, Twitched cut timber from land owned by the Leadbet-ters. After a non-jury trial, the Superior Court (Androscoggin County) awarded the Leadbetters actual damages against Twitched pursuant to 14 M.R.S.A. § 7552 (Supp.…