Loper v. Odom

Tallie C. Loper sued Horace Odom (chairman of the Washington County Commission), the Washington County Commission, and the Commission's lawyer, claiming that the defendants trespassed on his land when the county cut some trees to widen a county road. The trial court entered a summary judgment for the lawyer, and, at the close of the plaintiff's evidence, dismissed the plaintiff's action.

The plaintiff appealed, raising three issues: (1) Whether the court erred in entering the summary judgment for the county attorney; (2) Whether it erred in excluding evidence of the plaintiff's expert witness…