Lucas v. Morrison

W. O. MURRAY, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court at Law No. 2 of Bexar County, based upon a jury verdict allowing plaintiff, J. H. Morrison, a recovery against defendant, Benjamin D. Lucas, of $50 as the intrinsic value of a hackberry shade tree and a recovery of $100 as nominal damages for wrongful trespass of defendant upon the land of plaintiff. Benjamin D. Lucas has prosecuted this appeal.

Appellant’s first four points present the contention that the court erred in permitting a recovery of $50 for the hackberry tree, because the wrong measure of damages was…