Vick v. Tisdale

HOLMES, Judge.

This is an appeal of a jury verdict and judgment thereon from the Circuit Court of Covington County. Damages of $5,090 for the wrongful cutting of plaintiffs’ trees were assessed against the defendant-appellants.

The dispositive issues on this appeal are whether there is evidence to support the jury’s finding as to the fair market value of the trees and whether the cutting was willfully and knowingly done in violation of Tit. 47, § 272, Code of Ala.1940,

The tendencies of the evidence as revealed by the record indicate the following:

Defendant-appellant Ray Hitson was instructed by…