Legal Opinion

Cavaness v. Armstrong

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 8, 1975No. 9755PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BILLINGS, Chief Judge.

In this jury waived case the Circuit Court of Laclede County found and determined the defendants trespassed on plaintiffs’ lands and cut and carried away timber of the value of $300. The court trebled the damages under § 537.340, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S., and entered judgment for plaintiffs for $900. We affirm.

Defendants’ first point reminds us of our scope of review in a court tried case [Rule 73.01(3)(a)]. Being an abstract statement of law with no showing of how it is related to any action or ruling of the trial court, it preserves nothing for appellate review. Rule…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  2. Safe-Buy Real Estate Agency, Inc. v. HemphillMissouri Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. Helton v. City of St. JosephMissouri Court of Appeals · 1960
  4. Keener v. Black River Electric Co-operativeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1971
  5. Gee v. ShermanMissouri Court of Appeals · 1927

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stamme v. StammeMissouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Speicher v. DunnMissouri Court of Appeals · 1975
  3. Plaster v. StandleyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. Egan v. St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1979
  5. Walker v. Multi-Wood Products, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1979

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