West Lumber Co. v. Castleberry

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The parts of § 105-2013 of the Code applicable to this case provide as follows: “Where plaintiff recovers for timber cut and carried away, the measure of damage is: 1. Where defendant is a wilful trespasser, the full value of the property at the time and place of demand or suit, without deduction for his labor or expense. 2. Where defendant is an unintentional or innocent trespasser, or innocent purchaser from such trespasser, the value at the time of conversion, less the value he or his vendor added to the property.”

In order to entitle the plaintiff to…