Linblom v. Ramsey

Appellant sued appellee in trespass for unlawfully tearing down a portion of fence enclosing land of which the former was in possession as tenant of Mrs. Dewey, and letting in cattle, whereby his crops were injured. The possession of plaintiff, and the trespass by defendant, were conclusively proved, but the jury found the defendant not guilty, and the court gave judgment upon the verdict. Plaintiff appealed to this court.

The defendant sought to justify the trespass, on the ground that he was supervisor of a road district in Henderson county, and that the locus in quo was a part of his…