Coburn Cattle Co. v. Hensen
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Blaine County, in the Twelfth Judicial District; John A. Matthews, Judge of the Fourteenth District, presiding. Action by tbe Coburn Cattle Company against Louis Hensen and another, copartners doing business under the firm name and style of L. & P. Hensen. From an order granting plaintiff’s motion for new trial defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Brantly
Action for damages for trespass on land. The complaint alleges that at the time the wrong complained of was committed, plaintiff was in possession and entitled.to the possession of lands situate in Blaine (now Phillips) county, a part of which it owns in fee, and the remainder of which it holds under leases; that defendants were copartners and were the owners of or chargeable with the care of about 10,000 head of sheep; that on July 26, 1911, the defendants, without plaintiff’s consent and against its wishes, willfully and maliciously drove their sheep upon plaintiff’s said lands, and from…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Beaufort Land & Investment Co. v. New River Lumber Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1910
- McKay v. McDougalMontana Supreme Court · 1897
- Noyes v. BlackMontana Supreme Court · 1883
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