Stevens v. Howerton
Indiana Court of Appeals
Action by Lillie Belle Howerton and another against Prancis II. Stevens and another. Prom a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtFelt, C. J.
Action by appellees against appellants to recover damages occasioned by cutting and removing a large number of valuable trees growing upon the lands of appellee Lillie Belle Howerton.
Appellants filed two paragraphs of answer to appellees’ complaint, the first of which was a general denial. The second averred that the timber was sold, cut and removed with the knowledge and consent of said appellee, who was then unmarried.
There was a trial by jury, and a verdict in favor of appellees, together with answers to interrogatories. Motions for judgment on the answers to the interrogatories and for a…
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