Walker v. Tillis
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. Action in trespass and in trover by Bessie W. Walker against Rickard Tillis. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals.
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. Armstead Brown. Action in trespass and in trover by Bessie W. Walker against Rickard Tillis. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiff appeals. Tke following is tke lease contract referred to as attacked to tke complaint: Tkis agreement made and entered into tkis lOtk day of June, 1912, by and between Bessie W. Walker and Hal T. Walker of tke city of Montgomery, parties of tke first part, and Frances E. Ayres of tke same place, party of tke second part, witnessetk: Tkat tke said parties of tke first part kave tkis day leased to tke party of…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
Appellant sued appellee in trespass and in trover, claiming $50,000 damages for that the defendant willfully and maliciously tore down and carried away improvements consisting of houses and parts of houses and fixtures- and other improvements attached to, and forming parts of, realty belonging to the plaintiff; the count in trover adding that the plaintiff had converted the same to his own use.
*317Count 1 was in trespass, and claimed $10,000 as actual damages for value of the structures torn down, and $40,000 as punitive damag’es for malicious inujry and destruction of the property.
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