Peek v. Henderson

Appellee instituted this action in the lower court against appellants to recover damages from them for the wrongful cutting and removal of two lots of timber from lands belonging to appellee. Appellee alleged the value of the first lot was $350 and that he was entitled to recover $1,050 treble damages therefor, and that for the second lot, of the value of $251.45, he was entitled to recover double damages, or $502.90, making a total of $1,552.90 damages for which appellee sued.

Appellants in their answer denied the allegations of the complaint and further set up that the action for damages in…