Richardson v. Flowers

Appellants Richardson and Dreaden brought this action against appellee Flowers in the county court of Coahoma County to recover the statutory penalty of $15 a tree for thirty-six trees and also the actual value thereof set at $180‘, which they charge were knowingly and wilfully cut and removed from their land by Flowers and his employees. Flowers plead the general issue and tendered with his plea the sum of $96.67 as constituting the value of the trees and $4.55' accrued costs up to that time. By agreement the county judge tried the case sitting as judge and jury and rendered a judgment in…