Sullivan v. Godkin
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Bay; Searl, J., presiding. Trover by Thomas G. Sullivan against John Godkin for the wrongful cutting and conversion of certain timber. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This is an action in trover, brought to recover the value of certain white pine and Norway logs, alleged to have been unlawfully cut and taken by defendant from certain lands located in town 41 north, of range 13 west, Schoolcraft county, Mich., near which defendant owned a sawmill and was engaged in lumbering operations.
Defendant being a resident of Bay City, Mich., this action was commenced and tried in the circuit court of Bay county, resulting in a verdict and judgment in favor of plaintiff for $1,300.
It appears that on Septemoer 13, 1890, defendant purchased from one Henry Gamble the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Smith v. KellyMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
- Seligman v. Estate of Ten EyckMichigan Supreme Court · 1886
- Sullivan v. GodkinMichigan Supreme Court · 1911
- Sovereign v. MosherMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
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