Ruple v. Jones

MERRILL, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment in favor of the defendant below which was based upon a verdict resulting from the giving of the general charge with hypothesis in favor of the appellee, J. B. Jones.

The amended complaint consisted of twelve counts, wherein damages were sought against defendants Jones and Givens *284for cutting and removing pine timber from appellant’s land, and for the statutory penalty for cutting 301 trees from the property of appellant without his consent.

In counts “one” through “four” appellee was sued jointly with Givens; in counts “five” through “eight” appellee was…