McLeod v. Ellis
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from Superior Court3 Thurston County„ Action by I. C. Ellis against Alexander McLeod', for the conversion of trees, commenced in the territorial court for the second judicial district of Washington Territory, holding terms at Olympia, in Thurston county.
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Appeal from Superior Court3 Thurston County„ Action by I. C. Ellis against Alexander McLeod', for the conversion of trees, commenced in the territorial court for the second judicial district of Washington Territory, holding terms at Olympia, in Thurston county. Both Pierce county, where the land was located upon which the trees had been cut and carried away, and Thurston county, where both parties to the suit resided, were portions of the second judicial district of Washington Territory. Prior to the joinder of issues and trial of the cause, the territory had been admitted to the union of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Stiles, J.
— This action was commenced in the territorial district court held in Thurston county, for treble damages, upon a complaint containing the following allegations :
“(1) That between January 1 and September 1, 1889, the defendant entered upon the south half and the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 33, in township 21 north, range 1 west of the Willamette meridian, in the state of Washington, being situated in the county of Pierce, and owned by this plaintiff, and in his possession, and did then and there, without leave of…
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