Hawke v. Maus

Appellee brought this civil action against appellants for damages to real estate resulting from a collision of appellant’s (Associated Truck Lines, Inc.) truck with the trees of appellee, and based upon the alleged trespass of appellants to the realty of appellee.

Appellee alleged that he was the owner and in possession of certain real estate on the southwest corner of the intersection of State Highway 16 and United States Highway 31 in Miami County, Indiana, and that there were growing on said real estate three Maple trees; that a 1963 tractor truck being driven by defendant-appellant’s…