Quitman Naval Stores Co. v. Conway
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Madison County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
— An action of trover was brought in May, 1911, by Conway to recover damages for the alleged unlawful conversion on January 1st, 1911, of sixty barrels of crude turpentine taken from pine trees on lands claimed by the plaintiff. The case was tried before a referee who gave judgment for a conversion of “25 barrels of crude turpentine - of the value in spirits of turpentine and rosin‘of $375.00” with interest. On writ of error the defendants below contend, among other matters, that the proper measure of damages was not applied.
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