Herron v. Hornback

The question in this case involves the propriety of the judg-meut of the Circuit Court for treble the damages found for the plaintiff by the verdict of the jury. The action was for trespass 'committed by entering on the lands of the plaintiff, cutting down trees, splitting them into rails and boards, taking and carrying away the rails and boards ; also for splitting trees, which had been cut down by other persons, into rails, and carrying away the rails. The defendant answered, admitting that he had cut down some seven or eight trees and carried them away; but denied cutting any more. There…