Legal Opinion
Rhodes v. Rhodes
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 26, 1996No. 28293-CAPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
liSEXTON, Judge.
In this appeal from an action for damages for cutting of timber without consent, plaintiff, Emma Long Rhodes, claims that the trial court erred in refusing to award treble damages and that inadequate damages were awarded. We affirm.
FACTS
In September 1993, James Minor Rhodes, an employee of Auger Timber Company, supervised timber cutting on property owned by the Carroll family. The Carroll tract adjoined property owned by Emma Long Rhodes. During the process of cutting the *674trees, Auger crossed the boundary between the properties and cut trees on Mrs. Rhodes’ property.
Mrs.…
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- Baglio v. Gulf Coast Casualty Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
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