Sossamon v. Peeler

Shaw, Judge:

Appellants, Frank W. Sossamon, III and Donna V. Sossamon, brought this action for trespass and conversion against respondent, Lloyd Peeler, alleging Peeler wrongfully cut timber on the Sossamons’ land. Respondents Don Wisher and Melvin Propst, d/b/a Propst Lumber Company, were also named in the suit.1 The master denied the Sossamons’ claim for damages, after finding the timber was cut from land owned by Peeler. Consistent with this finding, the master decreed Peeler the owner of the property in dispute. The Sossamons appeal and we affirm.

The key issue in this dispute is the…