Gunstone v. Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Thurs-ton county, Claypool, J., entered July 17, 1913, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action in tort, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMount, J.
The sole question in this case is the measure of damages for the unlawful taking and conversion of a lot of logs belonging to the respondent.
It appears that, on June 30, 1909, the appellant railway company purchased from the respondent a strip of land to be used as a right of way for the construction of its railway. The deed conveying the land contained a reservation to the effect that “the timber on said strip of land is reserved by said John Gunstone.” Shortly thereafter, the right of way was cleared and the timber cut into logs and piled upon or along near to the right of way of the…
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