Lemay v. Baldridge

Lawson Cloninger, Judge.

Appellant, Elsie Lemay, sought damages for one-half the value of timber cut by appellee, V. L. Baldridge, on a 200-acre tract of land owned by appellant as tenant by the entirety. Appellee had entered into a written contract with appellant’s husband to cut the timber, but the contract was not signed by appellant. Appellant also sought triple damages under the provisions of Ark. Stat. Ann. § 50-105 (Repl. 1971). The jury found in favor of appellee, and appellant’s only point for reversal charges that the trial court erred in failing to direct a verdict for her.

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