Hartle v. Nelson

¶ 1 Adella and Wilbur Hartle (the Hartles) brought this action in the District Court for the Nineteenth Judicial District, Lincoln County, to recover for damages caused when an employee of Dean Nelson (Nelson) d/b/a N & N Logging, inadvertently cut timber on the Hartles’ property without the Hartles’ permission. The jury returned a verdict for the Hartles in the sum of $4,500 and the District Court entered judgment in their favor. The Hartles appeal from this judgment arguing that the court improperly instructed the jury as to damages. We affirm.

¶2 The Hartles raise the following issues on…