Haughton v. Busch

This is an action in trover for the conversion of a quantity of logs removed from the mouth of Salmon Trout river by the defendant. The defendant was general owner of the property. -The plaintiff claimed a lien upon the logs for the work of cutting, hauling, and rafting, under a special contract. In 1888 the parties had an agreement in writing, by the terms of which Ilaughton agreed to cut, haul, run, and deliver certain other logs at the mouth of Pine river, on or before September 1 following; the defendant agreeing, as fast as scaled and delivered, to pay $4.50 per 1,000. This agreement is…