Douthit v. Scott

In this case, plaintiffs in error were plaintiffs in the trial court and defendants in error were defendants. The parties will be referred to as in the trial court.

Plaintiffs seek to recover the value of certain lead and zinc ores which they alleged defendants took from certain land belonging to plaintiffs, and converted to their own use and benefit. In the second cause of action, plaintiffs allege a trespass by defendants and the destruction of pillars in the underground lead and zinc mine, thereby causing damage to them.

Plaintiffs’ property consists of a 40-acre tract of land referred to in…