Welker v. Pankey

[1] The plaintiffs, who are husband and wife, charge the defendant with malicious trespass and seek damages against her. The parties owned adjoining lots of land and the plaintiffs contend that the defendant built a high board fence wholly upon their property. The trial resulted in a verdict and judgment against the defendant in the sum of $100 actual and $1,000 punitive damages from which she has appealed.

[2] Carl and Geneva Welker owned some property in the city of Cape Girardeau known as 621 Themis Street and it was bounded on the west by the property belonging to Maud Pankey. Both lots…