Barnes v. Moore

Annie M. Buchanan instituted this proceeding seeking to recover of Thomas C. Barnes and A. C. Love $7,934.18 for the manufactured value of certain timber and trees, alleged to have been unlawfully, wrongfully and knowingly cut and removed by the defendants from her lands. Subsequent to the filing of her motion for judgment, Mrs. Buchanan died, and the action was revived and continued in the name of her administrator, W. R. Moore, sometimes hereinafter referred to as plaintiff. Barnes, in defense, admitted that he cut and manufactured the trees into lumber; but alleged that he did so under a…