Sunland Enterprises, Inc. v. McGuckin

Darrell Hickman, Justice.

This is an appeal of a trespass case tried to a jury. The appellees sued Bob Tasler and Sunland Enterprises, Inc., for trespass for digging a ditch across his residential lot, damaging the land and trees. The appellees bought this lot from Sunland, which is a company owned by Tasler and his wife. The jury returned a verdict for the appellees for almost $5,000. We affirm.

On appeal, five issues are raised; all are meritless.

The motion for a directed verdict filed by the appellants was properly denied. The argument is made that the proper measure of damages is either the…