Hall v. Crouse
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. The petition, makes substantially tbe following case: That the plaintiff, by purchase, became the owner of certain lands therein described, chiefly valuable for the timber growing thereon; that the defendants, without authority, had trespassed upon the same; that they had entered upon said land, cut and carried away a large amount of timber, and still continued to commit their trespasses upon said land of the like character, to his damage…
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Appeal from Webster District Court. The petition, makes substantially tbe following case: That the plaintiff, by purchase, became the owner of certain lands therein described, chiefly valuable for the timber growing thereon; that the defendants, without authority, had trespassed upon the same; that they had entered upon said land, cut and carried away a large amount of timber, and still continued to commit their trespasses upon said land of the like character, to his damage five hundred dollars, for which amount he prays judgment; and also for an injunction to restrain the defendants from…
1Opinion of the CourtLowe, J.
The motion to dissolve specifies no cause or causes on which the same was founded, and for this rea*489son should not have been entertained or considered by the court. §2864, Rev. 1860. Nor in other respect does the record advise us upon what ground the decision dissolving the injunction was made. The appellant insists that his suit is one at law, and brought conformably to the provisions of chapter 155, Rev. of 1860. Section first (8798) of said chapter says that: “In all cases of breach of contract or other injury, when the party injured is entitled to maintain, and has brought an action, by…
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