Callen v. Collins
Court of Appeals of Texas
* Appeal from District Court, Tyler County; W.. B. Powell, Judge. . Action by Y. A. Collins and others against W. P. Callen. Judgment for plaintiffs, and ■and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPleasants, C. J.
This is a suit to recover the value of 200,000 feet of timber alleged by appellees to have been cut and removed from their land by the appellant. 'The only issues raised by the evidence were ■the amount and value of the timber taken by appellant. Upon these issues O. V. Sheffield testified for appellant, in substance, that he ¡scaled or measured the timber cut from ap-pellees’ land by the appellant, and that his recollection was that it sealed about 75,000 feet,' and' that it was worth $1 per thousand feet. On- cross-examination he stated that he had testified on a' former trial of this case,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1897
- McAlpin v. ZillerTexas Supreme Court · 1856
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