Hines v. Imperial Naval Store Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Hancock connty. Hon. T. A. Wood, Chancellor. Suit by Edward Hines against the' Imperial Naval Stores Company. From a decree both sides appeal. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. Counsel on both sides filed elaborate briefs covering all points in the case, but too long for publication.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is a, suit instituted by attachment, in which appellant seeks to recover damages alleged to have been sustained by him by 'reason of appellee having, without his consent, boxed and extracted the turpentine and rosin from a large number of pine trees situated upon his (appellant’s) land. The bill prayed for actual and punitive damages. There was a decree for appellant, but for less than he thought he was entitled to, from which decree this cause comes to us on both direct and cross-appeal.
The land has been divided by the allegations of the bill into three groups, designated as A, B, and…
2Cited by26 opinions
- Standard Life Ins. Co. of Indiana v. VealMississippi Supreme Court · 1977
- Bankers Life & Cas. Co. v. CrenshawMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
- Tideway Oil Programs, Inc. v. SerioMississippi Supreme Court · 1983
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. Estate of WessonMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
- Mississippi Power Co. v. JonesMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.