Thompson v. W. P. Zartman Lumber Co.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 25, March T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Juniata Co., Sept. T., 1909, No. 88, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of W. P. Thompson et al. v. W. P. Zartman Lumber Company. Trespass to recover damages for the wrongful cutting of timber on twenty-one acres of land in Turbot township.
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Appeal, No. 25, March T., 1913, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Juniata Co., Sept. T., 1909, No. 88, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of W. P. Thompson et al. v. W. P. Zartman Lumber Company. Trespass to recover damages for the wrongful cutting of timber on twenty-one acres of land in Turbot township. Before Seibert, P. J. At the trial it appeared that the case turned upon the location of the southern line of the William Stewart survey, and the northern line of the James Ramsey survey. The facts relating to these surveys are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. H. J.…
1Opinion of the Court
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Rice, P. J.,
In this action of trespass the plaintiffs sued to recover treble damages for cutting and converting timber upon a tract of land containing twenty-one acres. They claimed title under a warrant issued to William Stewart, and the defendant claimed title under a warrant issued to James Ramsey. The Stewart warrant was dated July 31, 1794, and the survey thereunder was made on March 19, 1811, and returned on July 16, 1813. The Ramsey warrant was dated January 21, 1794, and the survey thereunder was made on April 15, 1794, and returned on July 12, 1794.
It is undisputed that the…
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