Achey v. Hull
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Wayne circuit. Hull brought action in justices’ court against Joseph Achey and William Lapplar, and declared in trespass as, follows: “ The plaintiff complains of the defendants of a plea of trespass, for that [the defendants, on the first day of December, a. d. 1856, and on divers other days and times be-* tween that day and the commencement of this suit, with force and arms, and contrary to the provisions of chapter 3, of title 111, of the Revised Statutes of this…
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Error to Wayne circuit. Hull brought action in justices’ court against Joseph Achey and William Lapplar, and declared in trespass as, follows: “ The plaintiff complains of the defendants of a plea of trespass, for that [the defendants, on the first day of December, a. d. 1856, and on divers other days and times be-* tween that day and the commencement of this suit, with force and arms, and contrary to the provisions of chapter 3, of title 111, of the Revised Statutes of this state, enti-* tied “ Of Trespasses on Lands,” did cut down and carry off, without leave of the said plaintiff, fifty…
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell J.:’
The statute under which this action was brought, provides that persons who cut down or carry off any wood, underwood, trees, or timber, &c., without leave of the owner of the land, shall be liable to the owner in treble damages. If the trespass was casual and involuntary, or the defendant had probable cause to believe the land was his own, and in some other cases, the remedy is confined to single damages.— 2 Comp. L. p. 1147.
It is objected to the declaration that it contains no reference to this statute, but refers to an impossible one not contained in any of our statute books.…
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