Enlow v. Hawkins

The opiniofi of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action by Miley Hawkins to recover from A. Enlow $3000 as damages for the malicious destruction of corn. In his petition Hawkins alleged that in September, 1902, he purchased seventy-five acres of standing corn from Enlow and another, to be cut and shocked upon the land where it was grown, there to remain as late as April 15, 1903. It was purchased by Hawkins for the purpose of winter-feeding 500 head of cattle that he *634owned, and Enlow knew the purpose for which the purchase was made. Hawkins cut and shocked the corn, which…