Legal Opinion
Meece v. Feldman Lumber Co.
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided June 22, 2009No. 2007-SC-000785-DGPublished
1Opinion of the Court
290 S.W.3d 631 (2009)
Nellie MEECE, et al., Appellants,
v.
FELDMAN LUMBER COMPANY, Appellee.
No. 2007-SC-000785-DG.
Supreme Court of Kentucky.
May 21, 2009.
As Corrected June 22, 2009.
Rehearing Denied August 27, 2009.
John T. Mandt, Somerset, KY, for appellants.
John T. Aubrey, Manchester, KY, for appellee.
Opinion of the Court by Justice SCHRODER.
The issue in this case is whether property owners should be awarded treble damages under KRS 364.130 for trees cut by someone without "color of title." Color of title is not based on a subjective belief, but on objective evidence of title from which a…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cowan v. WilkinsonKentucky Supreme Court · 1992
- Swiss Oil Corporation v. HuppCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
- General Electric Co. v. American Buyers Cooperative, Inc.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1958
- King v. GreccoCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2002
- Shutt v. Methodist Episcopal ChurchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
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