Prendergast v. Craft

John B. Robbins, Judge.

Appellant Alan Prendergast devised a scheme to cut and sell timber from lands owned by his sisters, appellees Kathleen Craft and Gayle Rutledge.1 However, he did not have permission to do so. Prendergast contracted with appellee Wyatt Williams, d/b/a Long Valley Timber, to cut the timber. Williams, in turn, contracted to sell the harvested logs to appellee Missouri Walnut, LLC. Once the scheme was exposed, two suits, including cross-claims and counterclaims, were filed and later consolidated. A Benton County jury found Prendergast liable to each of the appellees and…