Morley v. Clairmont

This is an action in debt to recover a forfeiture under RSA 539:1 for the wilful and unlawful cutting by the defendant of trees of the plaintiffs. The case was tried by the Court {Loughlin, J.) who found that the defendant had wilfully and unlawfully cut trees of the plaintiffs and returned a verdict for the plaintiffs in the amount of $10,140; five times the value of the timber cut.

Defendant excepted to the admission of certain evidence and to the denial of his motions for nonsuit and to set aside the verdict. Plaintiffs initially had joined a count in trespass together with the count in…