Mason v. Foster

A. G. Foster, as executor of F. C. Foster and of Mrs. J. F. Foster, brought suit against C. E. Mason for $537.92, alleging-that Mason had purchased certain timber of that value from one Higgins who, without any legal 'right or authority, - had cut and removed said timber from the lands of the estates represented by the plaintiff; that Higgins had stolen said timber from the estates’ lands; and that although the defendant had paid Higgins therefor, the plaintiff was entitled to recover the value thereof from the defendant. The defendant answered (a) that none of the timber bought by him,…