Davenport v. Haskell
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is an action of tort to recover damages for cutting and carrying away wood and timber from the plaintiff’s land.
The plaintiff’s declaration is in two counts. The first in substance alleges that on or about June 1, 1928, the defendant entered upon the plaintiff’s land, and cut down and carried away the plaintiff’s trees and converted them to his own use. The second count alleges that the defendant with force and arms entered the plaintiff’s close, described in the first count, and wilfully and without license cut down, damaged and destroyed the plaintiff’s trees and underwood, and carried…
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