Quinlan v. Welsh

*226The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenciiard, J.

This action was brought by the plaintiffs against the defendant to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been done to the property of the wife, Bridget Quinlan, by reason of the unlawful cutting down of the highway known as Main street in front of her property in the borough of South Amboy. At the trial there was testimony tending to show that the work was done by the defendant, and that it was done without lawful authority.

The trial judge correctly charged the jury that “the damages must be limited to the value of the loss of…