Arnold v. Lee

John I. Purtle, Justice.

A jury verdict, in the sum of $6,508.00, was trebled by the trial court pursuant to the treble damages provision of Ark. Code Ann. § 18-60-102 (1987), involving trespass to property. The appellants argue on appeal: (1) that there is insufficient evidence to sustain the finding that they were trespassers; (2) that there is insufficient evidence to support the damages awarded by the jury; and (3) that, as a matter of law, it was error for the trial judge to treble the damages under the circumstances of this case. We do not agree with the appellant on any of these…