J. R. Wheeler Co. v. Hite
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Circuit Court of Brunswick county in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
In an action of assumpsit by the defendant in error, Mattie S. Hite, against the plaintiff in error, the J. R. *346Wheeler Company, to recover damages for timber alleged to have been unlawfully cut and removed from plaintiffs premises, the jury awarded $634.50 damages to the plaintiff. To a judgment on that verdict this writ of error was granted.
The timber was sold at a judicial sale on November 23, 1903, the decree of sale providing that the purchaser should have “ten years in which to cut and remove the said timber from the day of sale.” The commissioner reported the sale of the timber on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Robertson v. SmithSupreme Court of Virginia · 1897
- Smith v. RamseySupreme Court of Virginia · 1914
- Blackstone Manufacturing Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Virginia · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Zirkle v. AllisonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1920