Ford v. Bradford

GARDHER, X

Appellant brought this suit against appellee for the recovery of damages for the cutting of certain timber by the defendant on lands claimed by plaintiff.

There were three counts in the complaint, the first of which sought recovery of the statutory penalty for the cutting of trees; the second being in trespass; and the third in trover. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the defendant, from which the plaintiff has prosecuted this apxieal.

The plaintiff, owned the S. E. % of the S. W. of section 16, township 20, range 9, in Olay county, and the defendant was the owner of the 40…