Howard v. Hicks

Jack Holt, Jr., Chief Justice.

The appellant, Stacey Howard, brought this action as attorney in fact for his common-law wife, Deborah A. Knight. Howard seeks to recover damages from the appellee, George Hicks, for the alleged trespass upon Ms. Knight’s property to cut and remove hay.

The trial court granted Hicks’s motion for directed verdict at the close of Howard’s case on the basis that Howard had failed to properly prove each element of damage. Howard appeals alleging the trial court erred “in granting a summary judgment.”

For the sake of clarity, we note first that this case involves a…